at risk

phrase

: in a state or condition marked by a high level of risk or susceptibility

patients at risk of infection

—usually hyphenated when used before a noun

programs to support at-risk youth

Examples of at risk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Restart support should cover the actual costs of resuming valuable work, with urgency for long-running studies, irreplaceable biological resources and teams at risk of dispersing. — Carole Labonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

With their prehistoric dispersal methods long gone, are these trees at risk? — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026

Together, that’s more than $107 million in funding at risk for children and families in just two counties. — Julie Price, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

But community activist Nuri Muhammad, who has spent years working with young people at risk of becoming involved in gun violence, says enforcement is only part of the equation. — Nina Burns, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at risk

• basilisk
• obelisk
• bisque
• brisk
• disc
• disk
• fisc
• fisk
• frisk
• whisk
• videodisc