imperil
verb (used with object)
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
had imperilled
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past perfectof imperil.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He saw suddenly in this, not a proof of concern born of love but of duty towards him who had imperilled himself once—and for all time, indeed—that he might save her brother and Sir Rowland.
From Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini
There had been one fascinating woman, a great-aunt of Nella-Rose’s, who had imperilled the family honour by taking her heritage of worship with a high hand.
From The Man Thou Gavest by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock
At any rate, understand that I should infinitely prefer to lose every shilling of the London property to hearing that you had imperilled your position here at Newton.
From Ralph the Heir by Anthony Trollope
Yet certain stirrings of conscience made her think of the man who had imperilled himself for her sake and her brother's.
From The Snare by Rafael Sabatini
In his subsequent writings he could bear witness of himself, how he had been himself among the peasants, and how, more than once, he had imperilled life and limb.
From Life of Luther by Julius Koestlin
