RISK in a Sentence
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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.
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.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of RISK
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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
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
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.
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.
5 Nay, but Isaac, thou knowest not all the risk.
6 "Trust me, I will requite the risk you run for my love, Gurth," said the Knight.
7 They remonstrated also upon the risk of damage to their horses by these forced marches.
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.
9 Lesser the risk, than rouse the slumbering fire.
10 I was not obliged to bring their unhallowed scrawls, and run the risk of being bewitched, as more folks than one told me.
11 When they came to the top of the rise he stopped; he would not risk the long and very jolty down-slope.
12 I am of a cautious temper, and unwilling to risk my happiness in a hurry.
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.
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.
15 You are always labouring and toiling, exposed to every risk and hardship.
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.