imperiled

Example Sentences

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He weaves the stories together with musicians from perennially imperiled New Orleans performing for his interviewees at a “welcome table” on a levee.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Inventories of crude are the least imperiled, but there’s more concern about inventories for products such as gasoline and diesel.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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

He imperiled his life again to take away from the Giants the skaldic mead, which made anyone who tasted it a poet.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton