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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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
This response would certainly run the risk of killing American forces.
—Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2025
In a notice on the website, Breyers warned consumers with almond allergies that the ice cream could run the risk of a severe and life-threatening reaction.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 17 June 2025
But his speech contained a warning, too, that any medicine that works so broadly and so well runs the risk of being handed out too often.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 June 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
This response would certainly run the risk of killing American forces.
—Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2025
In a notice on the website, Breyers warned consumers with almond allergies that the ice cream could run the risk of a severe and life-threatening reaction.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 17 June 2025
But his speech contained a warning, too, that any medicine that works so broadly and so well runs the risk of being handed out too often.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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