How to Use jeopardy in a Sentence
jeopardy
noun
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This is a book about the role of the press in a democracy that’s in grave jeopardy.
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Kathy Kiely,
Washington Post,
13 Oct. 2022
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One false move, and all the months of jeopardy would be for nothing.
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Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2024
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The Paris process, in other words, would be in great jeopardy.
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Lila MacLellan,
Quartz,
17 Apr. 2022
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Putin, meanwhile, blamed Ukraine for putting the plant in jeopardy.
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Paul Best,
Fox News,
11 Sep. 2022
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But an arm injury has put the unique QB matchup in jeopardy.
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Mark Inabinett | [email protected],
al,
1 Apr. 2023
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But the nation is not out of the woods, and some states are in greater jeopardy than others.
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Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
18 July 2024
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The future of the Ryder Cup could be in jeopardy amid golf's big split.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
23 July 2022
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This is not the first time Crisman's Super Bowl streak has been put in jeopardy.
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Elizabeth Flores,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2024
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Glenn’s job seemed to be in jeopardy when the Lions got off to a slow start, but the defense has done a 180 since the bye.
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Dave Birkett,
Detroit Free Press,
12 Dec. 2022
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Since the school has been closed for the remainder of the year, the squad’s status is in jeopardy anyway.
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Adam Himmelsbach,
BostonGlobe.com,
29 Oct. 2022
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The only exception to Ohio's law is if the life of the mother is in jeopardy.
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Bethany Bruner,
USA TODAY,
13 July 2022
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The only exception is if the life of the woman is in jeopardy.
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Kevin McGill,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2022
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The only exception to the law is if the mother’s life is in jeopardy.
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Bob Christie,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Oct. 2022
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The only exception to the law is if the mother's life is in jeopardy.
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Bob Christie,
ajc,
28 Oct. 2022
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The only exemption to the ban is if the woman’s life is in jeopardy.
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Bob Christie,
Anchorage Daily News,
24 Sep. 2022
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This is a great way to earn some cash whenever your bet looks to be in jeopardy.
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Chris Ilenstine,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2023
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But this one seems more ominous on the legal jeopardy front.
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Tal Axelrod,
ABC News,
16 Aug. 2023
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The only exception in the Texas ban is when the life of the pregnant person is in jeopardy.
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Niki Griswold,
USA TODAY,
30 Sep. 2022
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True, the winner will have an extra game to play, and thus will be put in jeopardy of taking a loss at the end of the season.
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Eddie Timanus,
USA TODAY,
31 Oct. 2022
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The West is in the throes of a 23-year megadrought that has nearly drained reservoirs and put water supplies in jeopardy.
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Brian Melley,
ajc,
9 Sep. 2022
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But, at this point, should Biden engage the country in that level of jeopardy?
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David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
29 June 2024
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But the overcount is a clear sign that Rhode Island’s second House seat could be in jeopardy in the 2030 census.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
19 May 2022
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Entering Sunday, Cleveland was in jeopardy of falling all the way to the No. 10 spot with a loss.
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Chris Fedor,
cleveland,
10 Apr. 2022
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That means Drew must put her own life in jeopardy to save her sister before time runs out.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2023
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But with Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, Anna began to fear that her life’s work was in jeopardy.
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Deborah Cadbury,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 July 2022
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But Arizona has a law that bans mailing the pills, as well as the law that bans all abortions unless the life of the mother is in jeopardy.
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Bob Christie,
BostonGlobe.com,
3 Oct. 2022
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But the school’s second season is now in jeopardy about a week before it is set to begin.
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Adam Zagoria,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2022
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There was that combination of, there's a mystery and maybe there's some jeopardy, and the children are acting like the adults most of the time.
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Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
16 Mar. 2023
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In that scenario, clinics might stop services entirely to avoid putting providers in legal jeopardy, as happened in Alabama.
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Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
7 Aug. 2024
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Now, however, the Supreme Court helped narrow the cases against him involving Jan. 6 and his work to reverse his loss, even if his legal jeopardy on those fronts isn't completely eliminated.
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Tal Axelrod,
ABC News,
1 July 2024
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