How do you use the word "risk" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "risk" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "risk": Only those who risk going too far will know how far one can go. You're running a big risk in trusting him.

Risk Meaning

/ɹɪsk/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.

nounThe magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event.

Sentence Examples

Only those who risk going too far will know how far one can go.

You're running a big risk in trusting him.

We risk upsetting the ecological balance of the area.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

chance danger adventure

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

Investing all your money in one company involves a high ____ of losing everything.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The doctor explained the ____ of the procedure and asked the patient to sign a consent form.

Word Origin & History

From earlier risque, from Middle French risque, from Old Italian risco (“risk”) (modern Italian rischio) and rischiare (“to run into danger”). Displaced native Old English pleoh (“risk”) and plēon (“to risk”). speculation on earlier roots Most dictionaries consider the etymology of these Italian terms uncertain, but some suggest they perhaps come from Vulgar Latin *resecum (“that which cuts, rock, crag”) (> Medieval Latin resicu), from Latin resecō (“cut off, loose, curtail”, verb), in the sense of that which is a danger to boating or shipping; or from Ancient Greek ῥιζικόν (rhizikón, “root, radical, hazard”). A few dictionaries express more certainty. Collins says the Italian risco comes from Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “cliff”) due to the hazards of sailing along rocky coasts. The American Heritage says it probably comes from Byzantine Greek ῥιζικό, ριζικό (rhizikó, rizikó, “sustenance obtained by a soldier through his own initiative, fortune”), from Arabic رِزْق (rizq, “sustenance, that which God allots”), from Classical Syriac ܪܘܙܝܩܐ ,ܪܙܩܐ (rezqā, rōzīqā, “daily ration”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (rōčig), from Middle Persian [script needed] (rōč, “day”), from Old Persian [script needed] (*raučah-), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Karla Mallette derives the word from Arabic رِزْق (rizq, “sustenance, that which God allots”) via Sabir. Cognate with Spanish riesgo, Portuguese risco

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"What crop(s) to plant, how much area to devote to each crop, and how much risk to take with respect to rainfall during the season are some of the decisions that must be made." — 1994, S. I. Bhuiyan, On-farm Reservoir Systems for Rainfed Ricelands, page 36:

"Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins. For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. Taking regular exercise, coupled with a healthy diet, reduced the risk of several types of cancer." — 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:

"Becoming more aware of the progress that scientists have made on behavioral fronts can reduce the risk that other natural scientists will resort to mystical agential accounts when they exceed the limits of their own disciplinary training." — 2012 January 26, Stephen Ledoux, “Behaviorism at 100”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 60:

"Will they find the prospect of greater risk a cause for concern, rather than a gift from the right?" — 2004 April 23, “American Families at Risk”, in The American Prospect:

"The decision was also unlawful in disregarding the prospect of greater risk of sexual or physical abuse to girls at a co-educational residential school" — 2012 December 12, “Hekia Parata will not appeal Salisbury decision”, in Manawatu Standard:

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