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

The move removes these products from the Schedule I category, which includes what the government considers to be high-risk and dangerous drugs such as heroin, LSD and ecstasy, to the lower-risk category of Schedule III. —Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026

As installations grow larger and are placed closer to neighborhoods, on farmland or in high-risk wildfire areas, local opposition is growing. —Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026

The weather forecast Thursday appeared to warn of another high-risk day, with shifting winds that could send embers flying in all directions a major concern. —Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

For now, the AAFA advice outlines specific temperature and humidity thresholds to identify high-risk conditions and inform workplace safety protocols. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for high-risk

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