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

But her third feature raises those stakes, envisioning an entire society imperiled by plague, the death toll climbing and panic spreading.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

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

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

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