take a risk

phrase

: to do something that may result in loss, failure, etc.

took a risk with the investment

Examples of take a risk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Artificial intelligence stocks — Stocks linked to the AI build-out effort tanked in Tuesday's trading as investors took a risk-off posture. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Getting out there and taking a risk—now that’s what life is supposed to be about. — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026

Gorbachev, still consolidating power, was taking a risk by bucking anti-American hawks back in Moscow and standing with Reagan to join him in officially ruling out nuclear war as a rational instrument of policy. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Trump may be taking a risk by leaning into this more, though, because Democrats may be dissuaded by his close involvement in the bill. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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