Jeopardy

A situation where someone is in danger or at risk of getting hurt or losing something important.

Examples

• When the hikers ignored the warning signs about the steep cliffs, they put themselves in jeopardy of falling and getting hurt.
• The science project I was working on had some risky experiments, which made me realize that safety should never be in jeopardy while learning.
• During the basketball game, my teammate took a risky shot from far away, putting our chances of winning in jeopardy if it didn’t go in.

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