How to Use hazard in a Sentence

hazard

1 of 2 noun
  • Some of the hazards of the job?
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • The whole place is a fire hazard.
    — Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
  • For most of us, ice is a hazard.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The main hazard will be the hail.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
  • There would be more hazards to come.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Dusty wax, even at low heat, can be a fire hazard.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Some messes could even be a fire hazard.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Some messes could even be a fire hazard.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Watch out for fire hazards and move to higher ground.
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Remove any throw rugs and trip hazards.
    — Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • This isn’t the first teething toy that has been recalled this year for the same hazard.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • At the same time, our exposure to these hazards is on the rise.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
  • The reason for both recalls comes from fire and burn hazards.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
  • These can be a fire hazard or damage the toaster.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Flameless candles are not a fire hazard when left on overnight.
    — Addie Morton, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The main hazards with these storms could be damaging winds and hail.
    — Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Plus, toys left on the porch can double as tripping hazards.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
  • Old wiring, loose sockets, and frayed cords can be a safety hazard.
    — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Leave it uncleaned, and fallen crumbs and drips could pose fire hazards.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The movies before this one, their destinies were so half-hazard.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
  • Wind guts of 60 mph and nickel-sized hail were the main hazards.
    — Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There, staff took away his phone, shoes and anything that could be a safety hazard.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Prune any dead branches that are safety hazards though.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Less pain, less hazard, less money… now that feels better.
    — Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Wind gusts of 60 mph and half-dollar-sized hail were the main hazards.
    — Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Storm hazards include lightning, small hail, brief heavy rain, and gusty winds.
    — Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Shock hazards are real in these outdoor kitchens.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • What the old building did have, though, was asbestos — so much that it was deemed a hazard.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
  • For once the story seems less about progress in the nuts and bolts of how the cars weave their way around road hazards.
    — New Atlas, 20 June 2026
  • How many times can it be said that pregnancy can be a health hazard to many women?
    — Ann Marie Luft, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026

hazard

2 of 2 verb
  • His friend asked him to hazard a small sum in a business venture.
  • Foley would not hazard a guess as to which way the court would rule.
    — Rich Exner, cleveland.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Duplay and co do not hazard a guess—their plans are by no means advanced enough for that.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Bingman won't even hazard a guess as to what scent cues guided the spiders home.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2017
  • The researchers didn't hazard a guess as to how many more years life on Earth could exist.
    — NBC News, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Any more books at this point would just add to the fire hazard your house has become thanks to a lifetime of book hoarding.
    — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2021
  • But Sixx isn’t hazarding a guess as to when the next batch of new material will come along.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In other cases, where migrants hazard the open sea, naval and coast guard vessels intercept and deport them.
    — Paul A. Kramer, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Scientists can’t hazard a guess at how many rats there are because their numbers fluctuate wildly.
    — Washington Post, 11 May 2017
  • In those 30 days, Hurley and Adams spoke and texted countless times, too many for either to hazard a guess.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 20 June 2018
  • The trade group has filed legal challenges to hazard pay ordinances in at least three California cities.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2021
  • There is not a Jew in the world who wouldn’t assess the lineup, consider his classmates, and hazard a guess—who went Nazi?
    — Mattie Kahn, The Atlantic, 5 May 2022
  • Brown himself won’t hazard to guess what could materialize in the aftermath.
    — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2020
  • Forecasters say confidence is lower in the exact timing, where storms will be strongest, and which hazards will be most likely.
    — Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • That hazards statement originally had been in place through early Wednesday morning.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
  • But there are scant details so far — leaving investors to hazard a wide range of guesses on exactly how ambitious the legislation will be.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 15 Mar. 2021
  • What To Know The beach hazards statements cover wide stretches of shoreline in several states.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • All of the possibilities hazarded in the previous paragraphs are risks only.
    — John O'Sullivan, National Review, 23 Sep. 2017
  • Beach hazards statements alert the public to dangerous water conditions that could become life-threatening in some instances.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Beach hazards statements alert the public to dangerous water conditions that could become life-threatening in some instances.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The charges include negligent homicide, dereliction of duty and hazarding a vessel.
    — CBS News, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Clothes Iron and Steamer Many cruise lines have policies forbidding the use of clothes irons and steamers and won’t allow these fire hazards onboard.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
  • When Anna Nicole Smith was found unresponsive on February 8, no one could hazard a guess as to the cause.
    — Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2018
  • Data about ancient quakes and tsunamis like the one that reshaped society here 3,800 years ago could offer a longer-term perspective to hazard planners.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Some companies, such as Starbucks and Dell, have pulled their guidance on annual earnings, declining even to hazard a guess about the future.
    — The Economist, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Researchers have hazarded several theories for what happened in Havana.
    — Josh Chin, WSJ, 7 June 2018
  • Few would hazard a guess at what the world of technology will look like when VivaTech celebrates its 20th birthday.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • Megan Colligan, the president of Imax Entertainment, would not publicly hazard a guess.
    — Nicole Sperling, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2020
  • Another catch is that the agreement would hazard unfettered trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
    — The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
  • But Omni and other hotel owners won’t hazard a guess about whether the holiday season will be a meaningful revenue boost for their beleaguered businesses.
    — Dallas News, 24 Nov. 2020

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