imperiled

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of imperil.
  imperil

  verb (used with object)

  to put in peril or danger; endanger.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of imperil.
  imperil

  verb (used with object)

  to put in peril or danger; endanger.

Example Sentences

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imperiled

The fallout over Friday’s filing has imperiled Pirro’s stature after more than a year eagerly taking up cases favored by the president.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Inventories of crude are the least imperiled, but there’s more concern about inventories for products such as gasoline and diesel.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

Each company knows they're looking not just at profits but also at imperiled property and people.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

But her third feature raises those stakes, envisioning an entire society imperiled by plague, the death toll climbing and panic spreading.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

I tried to imagine a situation in which I might find myself dangerously imperiled by a rising dew point and could not.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Related Words

• exposed
• vulnerable