jeopard
Example Sentences
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We indulge in abandon, because, as a writer, we have no reputation to jeopard or to lose.
From Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by George Fitzhugh
Rather than jeopard independence he sacrificed home, money, honours, even reputation itself.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson
It's only at night when the ghosts awaken, And gibber and whisper horrible things; For to every foot of this God-forsaken Zone of jeopard some horror clings.
From Rhymes of a Red Cross Man by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
It is manifestly a departure from the line of duty for a man to jeopard the means of maintenance for his family, without any prospect of advantage to himself or them.
From Woman: Man's Equal by Thomas Webster
It is clearly a dialect form of jeopard, and I make no doubt that juberous is a dialect variation of jeopardous, occasionally used as a form of dubious.
From The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana by Edward Eggleston
