compromising

Example Sentences

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Those sailors who remain are trying to stay sane as their cell service fizzles in and out, compromising attempts to reach their family, employers and governments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

This raises the possibility that undisclosed financial interests could be compromising the attorney-client relationship, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Flooding the area with water had not been considered, as it risked compromising the liner that prevents chemicals from leaking into the ground below, Arroyo said.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“Half Man” is a brutal show that puts its characters in profoundly compromising situations from the start.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

I looked through them all now with a sense of dismay, as you might a series of compromising pictures of a loved one.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson