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verb

endanger

CEFR B1

pose a threat to; present a danger to

In a sentence

Six example sentences with endanger, each labelled with its topic.

  • Draining the wetland would endanger a heron colony that has nested in those reeds for more than forty years.

    Environment

  • Researchers warned that counterfeit tablets endanger patients twice over, offering no benefit while delaying the treatment that would work.

    Medicine

  • A statute bars any construction that would endanger the seawall, and the penalties apply to the engineer and the owner alike.

    Law

  • Burning cash on a second office would endanger the company's runway before the next round could close.

    Startups

  • A sudden jump in borrowing costs could endanger the bank's plan to refinance its loans over the summer.

    Finance

  • Guides cancel the glacier walk whenever afternoon melt would endanger hikers crossing the lower snow bridges.

    Travel

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