endanger
verb (used with object)
to expose to danger; imperil.
have endangered
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present perfectof endanger.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"The unwarranted attacks have endangered hundreds of innocent mariners and undermined freedom of navigation," it said, adding the waterway remained "open for commercial vessel transit".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
That so many people in Minneapolis have endangered themselves by waving phones in the faces of armed federal officers and shouting obscenities as if they were psychotic is one of many unhappy consequences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Vulnerable areas include Malibu, where Pacific Coast Highway was damaged, the Hollywood Hills neighborhoods and parts of coastal south Orange County, where landslides have endangered homes and blocked key railroad tracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
Of course, the island’s sky-high housing costs have endangered more than just historic architecture.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Over the years, humans have endangered bandapats by trapping them and locking them in hush-hush science labs.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
