jeopardy
noun
hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury.
jeopardies
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pluralof jeopardy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Her second record, The Art of Loving, is brimming with memorable songs about the jeopardies and joys of falling in love.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Another type of response is elicited by this column when we report on the joys and jeopardies encountered by individual staff members in preparing stories.
From Time Magazine Archive
And there the sisters are placed in strange and typical Village jeopardies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The difference is that guarding the nation is not just another job; it is a moral obligation involving jeopardies and commitments that cannot safely be jobbed out, in effect, on a mercenary basis.
From Time Magazine Archive
He who jeopardies his own station and character for the sake of one actually his enemy!
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James
