Example Sentences

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The hostages' families fear the new offensive will endanger them and are demanding the prime minister negotiate an agreement that would secure their release.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

Their attorneys claim the nation’s environmental policies have allowed dangerous levels of greenhouse gases to be released and accumulate in the atmosphere, knowing these emissions will endanger their well-being and future.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024

Ms. Harrington is pondering her next career move now that Mr. Portman is leaving the Senate, and she can consider private-sector jobs without worrying that a corporate position will endanger her attempts at loan forgiveness.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2022

Among Caribbean immigrants, the city’s health commissioner, Dave Chokshi, told me, skepticism about the vaccine has fomented around concerns that it will endanger fertility.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2021

“There is even reason to think that her mother may have carried an illness that will endanger others — ” No!

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry