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 private company takes on high-risk, high-reward jobs--for the right price. — Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026

The models ran with reduced cyber refusals, and the evaluation omitted the production classifiers that normally block high-risk cyber activity. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Certain high-risk areas, such as the final four kilometres and famous ‘Dutch Corner’ were blocked off, however. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Delaying the date that industry must comply with requirements to be able to trace high-risk foods from farm/manufacturer through the supply chain. — Susan Mayne, STAT, 24 July 2026

Rhymes for high-risk

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