imperil
verb (used with object)
to put in peril or danger; endanger.
will imperil
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future tenseof imperil.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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This will imperil the water supplies for "central Asia, Afghanistan, Northern India, Kashmir and Pakistan by the middle of the century."
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2023
“It will imperil the ability of this government to deliver basic services. It is imperiling our jobs and our responsibility to serve our constituents. But it is also entirely predictable.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023
She fears legal changes will imperil trainings on emergency skills like safely emptying a uterus after a miscarriage or abortion.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
VCs fear that efforts to keep American inventions out of foreign governments’ hands will imperil their businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2018
There are many rules the infringement of which will imperil a licence, and he was not quite sure that he might not have broken one.
From The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest
