run the risk of

phrase

: to do something that may result in (something bad)

You run the risk of an accident when you speed.

Examples of run the risk of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If added to garden beds as is, fallen leaves sometimes run the risk of blowing away on windy days. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026

Adapting these stories to film, however, always runs the risk of moving further away from what Lewis captured so brilliantly in his prose. — The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

Even hard-partying clubgoers worth their weight in white-label records run the risk of staying at the party too long. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026

These actions are reckless and run the risk of intimidating and disenfranchising voters. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for run the risk of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove