Example Sentences

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"You are playing into the hands of people who are jeopardizing the safety of innocent children in our local school," she wrote.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

Droughts and more severe weather are jeopardizing grasslands and water sources for animals.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Hard-won progress against HIV has stalled, putting millions of lives at risk, according to an alarming report Wednesday on how the COVID-19 pandemic and other global crises are jeopardizing efforts to end AIDS.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2022

The organization announced Thursday that they will no longer be allowed to participate as protests from other nations are "jeopardizing the viability" of the Games.

From Fox News • Mar. 3, 2022

You are jeopardizing your future by an act of the maddest folly.”

From The Moon Rock by Rees, Arthur J. (Arthur John)