endanger
verb (used with object)
to expose to danger; imperil.
endangerment
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a word derived from
endanger.
Example Sentences
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The district attorney’s office has since January filed child endangerment charges against four parents suspected of allowing their children to illegally ride e-motorcycles, according to the statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Manuel Hernandez, 46, was arrested on 13 counts of reckless endangerment, officers confirmed later.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Pettit argues this still doesn’t affect the endangerment finding.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
The ruling allows the agency to find no endangerment exists, but this rescission avoids arguing the science or challenging particulars of the 2009 finding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Every seeming diminution of it was felt to be a disastrous endangerment of the knowledge of the people.
From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various
