How to Use risky in a Sentence

risky

adjective
  • Her plan is too risky.
  • And that is scary, that is risky.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There are less risky bets than this one.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • That makes those loans less risky for lenders.
    — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025
  • So, for too many kids, school is risky.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • That’s why free births can be so risky.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 Dec. 2025
  • That might be too long to wait and too risky.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Ania Magliano isn’t afraid of a risky joke.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 May 2026
  • The conceit is risky but pays off.
    — Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This one just feels a little risky.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Future of flight or risky ride?
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Asking for more feels very risky.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Is the office siren trend risky?
    — Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Colbert was an odd choice, and a risky one.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • Any outside pick would have been a risky bet.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But this was risky; there was a high failure rate.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • Avalanche Gulch in March was a risky thing.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Signing third-line wingers to eight-year deals is too risky.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • That was risky, because lenders could call those loans in at any time.
    — Marley Jay, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • But landing on the moon is risky — and many have tried and failed in the past.
    — Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
  • That is a very risky and bad bet for Albany to take.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This is no place for games or risky behavior.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Searching for new oil is a risky gamble.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
  • Swimming in the ocean is far less risky than riding in a car.
    — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Check in on your riskier stocks more often.
    — Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Most of these simple growth strategies proved to be very risky.
    — Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • At first, the idea of gifting someone a scent may seem risky.
    — Lauren Dana, SELF, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Both of these make doling out cash riskier.
    — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Swimmers should keep an eye out for risky currents and high waves.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The aim is to cut close where safe, back off where risky, and avoid getting stuck.
    — New Atlas, 15 Mar. 2026

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