How to Use high-risk in a Sentence

high-risk

adjective
Definition of high-risknext
  • The rest of the process was over Zoom, and then there was one very high-risk screen test.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 June 2024
  • Go here to read more about the high-risk locations for landslides.
    — Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
  • At the same time, a high-risk bet on a first-timer can turn into an enormous return.
    — Byjessica Mathews, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
  • While popping your pimples is not advised, there are a few ways to make the process less high-risk.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 27 May 2023
  • This is a high-risk throw that quarterbacks are very nervous to make.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But without a track record, there is also a high-risk for failure with these funds.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • But an economic lifeline has emerged from what was long viewed as a high-risk trade route: the Black Sea.
    — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Her goal is to one day distribute the device to every high-risk client.
    — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024
  • However, keep in mind that these are high-risk, high-reward types of games.
    — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Everything about her says she was made for this wild, breathless — and, yes, high-risk — life of an artist.
    — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2023
  • But high-risk infants aren’t the only ones who end up in hospital with RSV.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 24 May 2023
  • They shouldn’t be used with high-risk patients or those with alarming symptoms.
    — Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
  • High mileage:Cars with high mileage are more high-risk for lenders and can be difficult to refinance.
    — Ashley Donohoe, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Perhaps, there’s a better way to cope with a high-risk pregnancy than the five months of bed rest Cindy waited through.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Learn how to design and maintain landscapes in high-risk fire areas.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • In sharing the footage, the NWS also warned those with high-risk health issues to be aware of the worsening conditions.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
  • People were warned to stay out of the water in high-risk zones, which are dangerous for all levels of swimmers.
    — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 25 June 2024
  • This plaque is a high-risk type prone to breaking away from artery walls, increasing the likelihood of heart attack and stroke.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Their most profitable business had been helping package opaque pools of high-risk debt.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The state requires lead screening for children at age 1, 2, and 3, and at age 4 in high-risk communities.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The tendency for players to challenge defenders one-on-one or take high-risk shots used to be called hero ball, and it was said with a sneer.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The city was in the process Friday of opening four shelters in high-risk zones and was prepared to increase that if needed, once the storm hits, Caballero Ramirez said.
    — NBC News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • That’s because if the US does default, high-risk debt instruments will come under the most pressure.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 27 May 2023
  • The city was setting up four shelters in high-risk zones and warning residents in risky zones, Caballero Ramirez said.
    — Mark Stevenson and Julie Watson, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Descending this section with just one pair of crampons was a high-risk option.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Waiting until the last minute is a high-risk, high-reward strategy.
    — Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • Also, Maribeth and Grace told Dateline that Theresa did not live a high-risk lifestyle.
    — Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 6 May 2023
  • And in the crazy, high-risk, high-reward world of playing defense in the NHL, the fact that those were Faber’s only symptoms was a hugely positive thing.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2024
  • As with any biotech, the business can be high-risk, with a prior business model that just a few years ago was burning through cash and forced the management to do layoffs.
    — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
  • That said, some with high-risk jobs did actually escape, including the man who drove the Caterpillar bulldozer through the wall.
    — Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025

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