imperil
verb (used with object)
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
have imperilled
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present perfectof imperil.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 explosion of controversy, though, may have imperilled Bannon’s perch at Breitbart News.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 5, 2018
One suggested that the Mail on Sunday and the News of the World often made joint bids for stories and the Mail would not wished to have imperilled that relationship.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 1, 2014
None of the nations in all this lengthening list have parted with their sovereignty or sacrificed their independence, or have imperilled by their presence their safety at home or their security abroad.
From Time Magazine Archive
What excuse is possible for this refusal of obedience on the part of a subordinate which might well have imperilled the whole campaign?
From Ravenna, a Study by Edward Hutton
On March 1 they took ship to return to Rome; but they were detained at sea for five days by a tempest which seems to have imperilled the vessels.
From The Life of Cesare Borgia by Rafael Sabatini
