endanger

Example Sentences

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“When someone sets fires that endanger lives and destroy a community’s sense of safety, my office will pursue the most serious charges available and seek justice for the victims,” Los Angeles County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Criminalizing this work without consequence doesn’t just endanger those journalists; it threatens everyday Americans who rely on local and national reporting in nearly all aspects of their lives.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

Inviting the Kurds to fight might also endanger the autonomous zone that Kurdish factions have built at great cost in northern Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Ebienfa cautioned Nigerians against accepting such offers, emphasising that they not only endanger lives but may also violate Nigerian and international laws concerning mercenary activities and foreign enlistment.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

If I tell them everything, it might only endanger them more.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu