RISK in a Sentence

Learn RISK from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
318 example sentences for RISK, such as:
1. Nay, but Isaac, thou knowest not all the risk.
2. There's only a minimal amount of risk involved.
3. Lesser the risk, than rouse the slumbering fire.
4. There is a risk that the crisis may spread further.
5. Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of RISK
risk
 v.  take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
 n.  a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
Classic Sentence: (144 in 10 pages)
1  If my view of the case is correct, and I have every reason to believe that it is, this man would rather risk anything than lose the ring.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
2  It shows that the man we are after is not as lonely as I imagined he was, but has friends who are ready to risk something for him.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
3  The risk she had run acting in the open air was justified.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 11
4  Rotherwood was not, however, without defences; no habitation, in that disturbed period, could have been so, without the risk of being plundered and burnt before the next morning.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
5  Nay, but Isaac, thou knowest not all the risk.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  "Trust me, I will requite the risk you run for my love, Gurth," said the Knight.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
7  They remonstrated also upon the risk of damage to their horses by these forced marches.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
8  This accomplished, the loyal Cedric hastened in quest of his friend Athelstane, determined, at every risk to himself, to save that last scion of Saxon royalty.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
9  Lesser the risk, than rouse the slumbering fire.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
10  I was not obliged to bring their unhallowed scrawls, and run the risk of being bewitched, as more folks than one told me.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
11  When they came to the top of the rise he stopped; he would not risk the long and very jolty down-slope.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
12  I am of a cautious temper, and unwilling to risk my happiness in a hurry.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
13  He did not enter into any remonstrance with his other children: he was more willing to believe they felt their error than to run the risk of investigation.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
14  In a worldly view, he had nothing to gain by being on terms with Sir Walter; nothing to risk by a state of variance.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15
15  You are always labouring and toiling, exposed to every risk and hardship.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
Example Sentence: (174 in 12 pages)
1  He was prepared to risk everything in order to achieve his ambition.
2  He puts his administration at risk if he doesn't come through on these promises for reform.
3  There's only a minimal amount of risk involved.
4  If you try to evade paying your taxes you risk going to prison.
5  The health risk from drinking unclean water is considerable.
6  There is still a risk that the whole deal will fall through.
7  There is a small risk of brain damage from the procedure.
8  There was a risk the brain might be starved of oxygen.
9  Smokers face an increased risk of developing lung cancer.
10  Dr Lee believes that men who exercise can halve their risk of cancer of the colon.
11  Heavy reliance on one client is not without risk when building up a business.
12  The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk.
13  There is a risk that the crisis may spread further.
14  Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease.
15  Smoking can increase the risk of developing heart disease.