imperil
verb
im·per·il
im-ˈper-əl 
-ˈpe-rəl
imperiled or imperilled; imperiling or imperilling
: to bring into peril : endanger
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Examples of imperil in a Sentence
The toxic fumes imperiled the lives of the trapped miners.
The financial health of the company was imperiled by a string of bad investments.
a list of imperiled species
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Successive Israeli governments have overseen the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, imperiling the future creation of a sovereign Palestinian state.
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Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Israelis increasingly worry that the war supposedly launched to save Israel will imperil it.
—Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
Choosing Kelly, a former astronaut, would have permitted Republicans to call a special election to fill his Senate seat, thus imperiling the Democrats’ control of the Senate.
—Nico Lang, Them, 6 Aug. 2024
The strikes Saturday could imperil those supplies, said Mohammed al-Basha, a senior Middle East analyst at Navanti, a risk-assessment group.
—Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
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Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Israelis increasingly worry that the war supposedly launched to save Israel will imperil it.
—Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
Choosing Kelly, a former astronaut, would have permitted Republicans to call a special election to fill his Senate seat, thus imperiling the Democrats’ control of the Senate.
—Nico Lang, Them, 6 Aug. 2024
The strikes Saturday could imperil those supplies, said Mohammed al-Basha, a senior Middle East analyst at Navanti, a risk-assessment group.
—Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
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“Imperil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imperil. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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imperil
verb
im·per·il
im-ˈper-əl
imperiled or imperilled; imperiling or imperilling
: to place in great danger : endanger
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