imperil
verb (used with object)
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
imperilled
Example Sentences
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The resulting haze has spread to neighbouring countries, closed thousands of schools, caused tens of thousands of respiratory infections and imperilled countless wild animals.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Canada's federal government on Monday gave Marineland conditional approval to sell its 30 imperilled beluga whales to parks in the United States, after rejecting an export request to China.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
In December 2023, he warned the COP28 climate summit in Dubai that "our survivability will be imperilled" unless humans restore the balance with the natural world.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025
Thus they “are emissaries from an imperilled ecosystem.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2023
"That your Majesty must prevent the outbreak of war in Germany with all your energy, or the position of France in Europe will be much imperilled."
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar Meding
