run the risk of
idiom
: to be or do something that may result in (something bad or unpleasant happening)
You run the risk of being misunderstood if you don't explain your purpose carefully.
a dangerous policy that runs the risk of failure
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Fans of stick sunscreen love the non-greasy formulas that are often easier to apply than lotions and sprays, and sticks don’t run the risk of spilling during travel.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Those who aren't on the same page run the risk of enduring the same fate as Malone and Booth.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Rounding up immigrant children at school also runs the risk of deporting children who are citizens and separating children from their parents, a despicable enforcement practice or result that often happened during the first Trump administration.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Because of all the associations in his work, Johnson runs the risk of being unclear.
—Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Those who aren't on the same page run the risk of enduring the same fate as Malone and Booth.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Rounding up immigrant children at school also runs the risk of deporting children who are citizens and separating children from their parents, a despicable enforcement practice or result that often happened during the first Trump administration.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Because of all the associations in his work, Johnson runs the risk of being unclear.
—Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for run the risk of
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“Run the risk of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20the%20risk%20of. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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