How to Use jeopardize in a Sentence

jeopardize

verb
Definition of jeopardizenext
Synonyms for jeopardizenext
  • His health has been jeopardized by poor nutrition.
  • All but one of the 28 thrusters seem OK, but the fear is that if too many conk out again, the crew’s safety could be jeopardized.
    — Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
  • That would raise costs and jeopardize the whole system.
    — Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
  • If the far right takes control in France, will the country’s unique system of support for artists be jeopardized?
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Obama did not want to jeopardize his plans for détente with the mullahs.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Manners said that the pair seek to inspire women to get into the mountains—a goal that could be jeopardized by the stories.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
  • To challenge the status quo was to jeopardize one’s precious place within it.
    — Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Sheila said the family was told in the beginning not to comment, in order not to jeopardize it.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Yes, cardio may burn more calories, but too much can jeopardize your gains.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The agents seized one big drug shipment but held back on actions that might jeopardize their surveillance.
    — Tim Golden, ProPublica, 8 Dec. 2022
  • If these changes jeopardize their ability to travel back through time in the first place, then surely the traveler can’t make that change to time, right?
    — Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Some nurses, like Morris, have gone on to jeopardize the health of more patients as the board failed to act on earlier complaints.
    — Emily Hopkins, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The Hornets’ brain trust must find a way to accelerate their path without jeopardizing the future in the process.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2024
  • This includes healthy relationships that can be jeopardized because of stress, burnout, and lack of self-care.
    — Gabriel Kinder, CNN, 5 May 2023
  • The two male residents spoke to The Times anonymously, one to respect his 12-step program and the other out of concern his job would be jeopardized.
    — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • The pair outlined their goals to the young team — and their parents — and tried to allay fears the equity fight could jeopardize their budding soccer careers.
    — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
  • Carl Nargle is worried about the success of a younger, cooler painter who might jeopardize his success.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Putting such species in new places would jeopardize those relationships, Bruce said.
    — Alex Brown, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
  • But his lawyers argued that clinging to the lawsuit would jeopardize the deal and that the banks that had agreed to fund Mr. Musk’s bid for Twitter were prepared to honor their commitments.
    — Kate Conger, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Analysts said the chaos at Zhengzhou could jeopardize Apple and Foxconn’s output in the coming weeks.
    — Diksha Madhok, CNN, 1 Nov. 2022
  • That means Portland is guaranteed a top-two seed with a tie — which would jeopardize the shield but not a first round bye and hosting a playoff semifinal.
    — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Though never enacted, the mere threat was enough to jeopardize the pipeline, which was 90 percent complete.
    — Erika Solomon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The Comets had fallen in the standings, jeopardizing their playoff hopes by winning just one of their previous 10 games.
    — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Such funding could be jeopardized if Ting’s bill succeeds.
    — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The opening has jeopardized the party’s chances of keeping the district in its column, which is crucial if Democrats hope to win control of the House in November.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Reddit’s quest for more income jeopardizes the free labor it’s built on—the entire structure of the company.
    — Scott Nover, Quartz, 20 June 2023
  • Other states already have fetal personhood laws on the books that providers worry could be used to jeopardize IVF.
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
  • And in more recent years, sleep medicine researchers have also gained a greater understanding of how a lack of sleep can jeopardize mental health.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
  • Prosecutors fear that the LAPD gang unit scandal could jeopardize more than 300 cases, sources say.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The suspension could jeopardize his ability to hold the office.
    — Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024

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