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

Severely dry conditions this fire season have forced some fire districts in the Treasure Valley, like in Ada County, to temporarily ban fireworks altogether in high-risk areas. — Noah Daly july 11, Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2026

In Ningde in Fujian province, more than 3,700 people were relocated from high-risk onshore areas as of Friday evening, Xinhua said. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Shanghai, also on China’s eastern coast, relocated around 34,000 residents from high-risk areas by Saturday noon, according to Xinhua. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

The high-risk/high-reward passes that are a staple of Bruno Fernandes, Adam Wharton and others are not a huge part of his repertoire, at least for now. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for high-risk

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