Imperil is an English word with synonyms like endanger or jeopardize. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Imperil in a sentence
Related words
Imperil meaning
- To put into peril; to place in danger.
- To risk or hazard.
Synonyms of Imperil
Using Imperil
- The main meaning on this page is: To put into peril; to place in danger. | To risk or hazard.
- Useful related words include: endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace.
- In the example corpus, imperil often appears in combinations such as: imperil the, could imperil, to imperil.
Context around Imperil
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Imperil
- In this selection, "imperil" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, greatly, way, view, economic, freedom and efforts stand out and add context to how "imperil" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include actors to imperil freedom of and assistance would imperil the nation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "imperil" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with imperil
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There have been lots of “” that have threatened to imperil candidates. (11 words)
He warned that a failure to provide housing assistance would imperil the nation. (13 words)
They also imperil the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and implementation of the for Sustainable Development. (17 words)
Ripping out trees, shrubs and native grasses can imperil your lake home during heavy rains and wind, a DNR lake scientist said during a Monday night water talk sponsored by the Douglas County Lakes Association and the Legacy of the Lakes Museum. (42 words)
The institutional struggles could imperil a key battleground state for Republicans in 2024, when Sen. Debbie Stabenow's (D-MI) retirement will leave an open Senate seat and both parties will target the state in the presidential race. (38 words)
When one adds to this Trump's use of a supposedly presidential, but actually partisan, event at Mount Rushmore to further divide our country and imperil the health of his credulous followers, only one conclusion can be drawn. (38 words)
Managers who are hands-on producers of projects involving their clients are particularly susceptible to this: how will it look if they refuse a cut in fees and imperil a project a client wants made? (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
But the measures have been met with a wave of public skepticism, ridicule and debate, highlighting the challenges China faces as it seeks to stave off a shrinking work force that could imperil economic growth.
Maker, a housing attorney in Rochester, New York, told Fed officials that a flood of faulty home loans could imperil the soundness of major investment banks, even naming Lehman Brothers, according to a transcript of the meeting.
Managers who are hands-on producers of projects involving their clients are particularly susceptible to this: how will it look if they refuse a cut in fees and imperil a project a client wants made?
The court's decisions could imperil the practices, which are used to boost enrollment of Black and Hispanic students at U.S. colleges.
The institutional struggles could imperil a key battleground state for Republicans in 2024, when Sen. Debbie Stabenow's (D-MI) retirement will leave an open Senate seat and both parties will target the state in the presidential race.
Kremlin spokesman the comments as dangerous and worrying and said they could imperil the entire system of European security architecture.
Numerous high-ranking officials have spoken out publicly, insisting that the warrant requirement would imperil their ability to keep the nation safe.
Scientists warn that exceeding 1.5C over a decades-long period would greatly imperil the planet, and the world agreed under the Paris climate accord to strive to limit warming to this safer threshold.
They also imperil the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and implementation of the for Sustainable Development.
US president Joe Biden has threatened further military action and said America would not allow “hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most critical commercial routes”.
While the majority claims that this “decision will in no way imperil” the success of the Voting Rights Act, six judges remained unsure.
And it would veer into an uncomfortable and potentially embarrassing new form of journalism, and, in Mr. Baron’s view, imperil the reputation of the institution.
A wave of leave requests, early retirements or resignations driven by health fears could imperil efforts to reach students learning both in physical classrooms and online.
He warned that a failure to provide housing assistance would imperil the nation.
Judges determined that police should have limited curfew citations to people who threatened to “imperil lives or property or prevent, hinder or delay” first responders or law enforcement.
Lockdowns in Europe and the United States also imperil Africa’s $15 billion in annual textile and apparel exports as well as tourism, which accounts for 8.5% of Africa’s GDP.
Ripping out trees, shrubs and native grasses can imperil your lake home during heavy rains and wind, a DNR lake scientist said during a Monday night water talk sponsored by the Douglas County Lakes Association and the Legacy of the Lakes Museum.
There have been lots of “” that have threatened to imperil candidates.
When one adds to this Trump's use of a supposedly presidential, but actually partisan, event at Mount Rushmore to further divide our country and imperil the health of his credulous followers, only one conclusion can be drawn.
If something similar happens to Fundament, it could imperil some of the company's future plans in the U.S., which they told me may include marketing the securities to institutional investors through a private placement offering.
Common combinations with imperil
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: