high-risk

adjective

1

: likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : having a lot of risk

a high-risk activity

high-risk investments

2

: more likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury

high-risk patients

patients in the high-risk group

Examples of high-risk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It may be required in treatment areas for high-risk patients, including those in isolation. —Chase Jordan february 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026

A week after the fire, a Times investigation found that top LAFD officials did not fully staff up and pre-deploy all available engines and firefighters to the Palisades and other high-risk areas, despite a forecast of dangerously high winds. —Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026

Autonomous aircraft handle high-risk or repetitive tactical tasks. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026

Texas Children's Hospital has opened a second maternal-fetal medicine location for mothers-to-be who are having a high-risk pregnancy. —Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for high-risk

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