imperiled

Example Sentences

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Each company knows they're looking not just at profits but also at imperiled property and people.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

If researchers don’t figure out why so few survived, an imperiled icon of the California desert may disappear even more quickly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The low-lying island is seriously threatened by rising sea levels, and has been a strong voice on the international stage for impoverished countries imperiled by climate change.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The U.S. led a naval convoy to protect ships going through the Gulf in 1987, when the Iran-Iraq war imperiled oil flows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

In the deathless dark, their southern heritage lay defenseless and imperiled.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead