imperiled

Example Sentences

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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

He imperiled the entire world order to end up with the status quo.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

That story and all the thematic clones emerging in its wake center contradictory thought as heroic and easily imperiled because it muddies a convenient, consolidated prescription of how the world should work.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

When saving an imperiled Eden means sacrificing one species to protect dozens more, there are no easy answers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

I tried to imagine a situation in which I might find myself dangerously imperiled by a rising dew point and could not.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson