How to Use high-risk in a Sentence

high-risk

adjective
  • Just one of those was marked as high-risk.
    — Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Ring-fence high-risk workflows first.
    — Rajesh Gharpure, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • That is a high-risk bet with a long time horizon.
    — Katica Roy, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Learn which items are high-risk and how to avoid issues with them at home.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026
  • That said, this is a high-risk, high-reward setup.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Conversely, most high-risk bets don’t pay off.
    — David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The rest of the process was over Zoom, and then there was one very high-risk screen test.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 June 2024
  • The rest of the process was over Zoom, and then there was one very high-risk screen test.
    — Stacy Lambe, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • This is a high-risk throw that quarterbacks are very nervous to make.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Go here to read more about the high-risk locations for landslides.
    — Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
  • They shouldn’t be used with high-risk patients or those with alarming symptoms.
    — Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But without a track record, there is also a high-risk for failure with these funds.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • However, keep in mind that these are high-risk, high-reward types of games.
    — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • To find out how her high-risk rescues fare, fans will have to tune into the new season.
    — Erin Clements, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • 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.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Her goal is to one day distribute the device to every high-risk client.
    — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024
  • Learn how to design and maintain landscapes in high-risk fire areas.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Yes, because, again, they are filled with high-risk loans, packaged and brought public by these same firms.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Their most profitable business had been helping package opaque pools of high-risk debt.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • This is because hard science is high-risk and doesn’t tend to have a short-term profit margin.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The defending was simply high-risk.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • That would include those in high-risk zones where homeowners have been dropped by their providers in recent years.
    — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Scores range from 6 to 10, with those of 8 or above treated as high-risk cancers.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 May 2025
  • Instead, it is now recommended for high-risk groups.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Descending this section with just one pair of crampons was a high-risk option.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The model is also trained to actively refuse high-risk tasks such as bank transfers.
    — ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025
  • Just over a decade ago, it was classified as a high-risk medication.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2025
  • People who spend time outdoors in high-risk regions are more likely to be exposed.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Apr. 2026

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