Example Sentences

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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

Briefing Congress ahead of time would have endangered the mission, Rubio told reporters during the news conference on Saturday.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

But some Bay Area community leaders say haphazard remediation work and lackluster public outreach have endangered the health and safety of residents of the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood that sits beside the former shipyard.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

“These attacks have endangered U.S. personnel, civilian mariners, and our partners, jeopardized trade, and threatened freedom of navigation.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 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