Definition of Risk

a probability or chance of danger or hazard

Examples of Risk in a sentence

After smoking for 30 years, the risk that the man would acquire lung cancer was high since smoking had blackened his lungs.  🔊

Jenny was warned not to take a job that paid by commission due to the risk that her paycheck might not always pay the bills.  🔊

The young teenager wished she had not taken the risk of refusing to put sunscreen on before going to the beach since she walked away looking like a red lobster.  🔊

Due to the increase in medical technology, expertise and medication, the risk of mothers dying in childbirth has significantly decreased over the years.  🔊

Lifeguards warned beachgoers the risk of swimming in the ocean after they spotted several hungry sharks in the area.  🔊

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