How to Use jeopardy in a Sentence

jeopardy

noun
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  • But an arm injury has put the unique QB matchup in jeopardy.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 1 Apr. 2023
  • This is not the first time Crisman's Super Bowl streak has been put in jeopardy.
    — Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
  • 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.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2022
  • This is a great way to earn some cash whenever your bet looks to be in jeopardy.
    — Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2023
  • But this one seems more ominous on the legal jeopardy front.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • That means Drew must put her own life in jeopardy to save her sister before time runs out.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Mar. 2023
  • 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.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Stepping afoul of either guideline could put the player and the charity in jeopardy with the IRS.
    — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The new reporting threshold could put that in jeopardy.
    — Jamie Iannone, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2022
  • His rough start to his second campaign with Arrow McLaren soon put his ride in jeopardy.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Bucs in serious jeopardy of falling to 1-3 on the season.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The states are driven by concerns that Supreme Court challenges have put the federal law in jeopardy.
    — Amy Beth Hanson, ajc, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The gifts add to the legal jeopardy already surrounding the right-wing populist politician.
    — Carla Bridi, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Trump’s lawyers, Alex Cannon, that doing so could put them in jeopardy, the adviser said.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Another win could put them in jeopardy with the Bears sitting behind them at 3-12.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Hurts missed the next two games, which Philadelphia lost, putting its hold on the conference’s No. 1 seed in jeopardy.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Still, long-term funding for the 988 helpline is in jeopardy in some states, which have yet to figure out a permanent funding plan for it.
    — Amanda Seitz, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Lucy’s sudden appearance sets off a chain of events that put the production in jeopardy.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 20 Dec. 2022
  • And last night at his first formal rally of the 2024 campaign in Waco, Texas, of all places, Trump focused the bulk of his speech on his legal jeopardy.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The cases will be closed, Smith will be fired, and the new president will be out from under criminal jeopardy.
    — Brittany Bernstein, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But these gains may be in jeopardy because of the Fed’s interest-rate increases.
    — Michael Steinberger, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
  • And now her career, finances and identity are all in jeopardy.
    — Ryan Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • With the regime’s power over the country secured, there is less jeopardy for the government in blocking Facebook.
    — Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023
  • In the premiere episode of House of the Dragon, Aemma is in labor with their son, Baelon, but complications put both of their lives in jeopardy.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2022
  • If a key witness in a gang-violence case gets deported, the entire case can be put in jeopardy.
    — José F. Batista, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • But now its long-term ability to protect public health is in jeopardy.
    — Betsy Ladyzhets, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Those goals appeared to be in jeopardy just last week when Corum managed to play just one series against rival Ohio State.
    — Michael Marot, ajc, 4 Dec. 2022
  • But that doesn’t mean Bibi’s time as prime minister is in imminent jeopardy.
    — Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But within hours of my biking home from the visa office, the trip was put in jeopardy — by a surprise visitor to the United States from China.
    — Edward Wong, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The rookie manager tried to stay pragmatic with the season in jeopardy.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022

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