How to Use at risk in a Sentence

at risk

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• The true owner of the registration is at risk of being fined the same amount.
  — Hali Smith july 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
• Hundreds of thousands more are behind on loan payments and at risk of default this year.
  — ABC News, 1 July 2026
• France were controlled and devastating all at once; rarely at risk but always a menace.
  — Thom Harris, New York Times, 30 June 2026
• City officials are urging residents to stay indoors with cool air and to check on neighbors who may be at risk.
  — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 July 2026
• New Zealand’s more expansive style was always going to put them at risk in this fixture.
  — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 July 2026
• Young children, older adults, and those with chronic medical conditions are most at risk.
  — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 30 June 2026
• Infants and small children can be particularly at risk, partly because of their small body size.
  — Carmel Wroth, NPR, 2 July 2026
• Anyone can develop colorectal cancer, but some people are more at risk than others.
  — Care Resource, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
• Immunization rates are low, leaving children at risk of preventable diseases.
  — Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• People on certain medications, older people and those who aren’t heat-acclimated are among the most at risk.
  — Dorany Pineda, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026
• As America turns 250 years old, many people say the American Dream is at risk.
  — Gonzalo Schwarz, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
• Cleveland is probably most at risk of slipping toward the sell side, but the Guardians have made the playoffs two years in a row and have stayed in playoff contention these past three months.
  — Tim Britton, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• The generation that will likely define the future of work is also most at risk of experiencing work with less connection.
  — Carrie Varoquiers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
• The records and court filings do not identify the donors whose gifts are allegedly at risk or specify how much money has actually been pledged or received through the foundation.
  — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
• An extreme risk means the entire population is at risk as this is a prolonged heat event that is very dangerous unless precautions are taken, the weather service said.
  — Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
• Lithium output in Chile could potentially be affected by high rainfall in drying ponds, while iron ore exports from Brazil are at risk from port delays.
  — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
• The new proposal says the inspections should only be performed in areas of North Carolina determined to be at risk for air quality issues.
  — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
• King said in an interview with the AJC that changes at the federal level put countless people at risk of losing their insurance coverage.
  — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
• Based on my research and experience, when policies allow for the bodily surveillance of children, all children are at risk of losing the benefits of youth sports – not just transgender children.
  — Megan Gandy, The Conversation, 1 July 2026
• Using basic academic terminology would place grants at risk of rejection or termination on political grounds.
  — ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
• The hobbits wouldn’t have been at risk of venom poisoning while scavenging because Komodo dragon venom contains proteins that stomach enzymes would break down, according to the study.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
• It has been thought that hormone-replacement therapy puts women at risk for breast cancer, but newer data suggests that this is not necessarily true, and one form of estrogen seems to be associated with a decrease in breast cancer.
  — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
• Simultaneously, workers often seek out shadow IT that puts security at risk and opens the door to expensive attacks and compliance violations.
  — James Loffler, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• Thirty-one years ago this month, my colleagues and I—reporting the Bosnian war—warned that the town of Srebrenica was in danger of falling to Bosnian Serb forces and that thousands of civilians were at risk.
  — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
• Over the same period, entry-level head count at the high-intensity firms rose 12%, contradicting predictions and fears that young or inexperienced workers would be most at risk of losing their jobs to AI.
  — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 1 July 2026
• Other commodities are also at risk of being affected by an El Nino which results from above average temperatures in the Pacific Ocean which can distort normal weather patterns.
  — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
• With code purple and code red, which is one step less dangerous than purple, everyone is at risk for harmful health impacts, according to WUSA9, a local TV news station tracking air quality.
  — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
• Sacramento Steps Forward is using its $8 million largely to help prevent families at risk of eviction from becoming homeless, as well as move-in and move-out assistance, said Kim Winters, nonprofit spokesperson.
  — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
• Disabled people are disproportionately represented in detention, where inaccessible conditions, inadequate medical care, and systemic neglect put lives at risk.
  — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• When a child shows signs of being at risk for dyslexia, Literacy Roundup walks parents through their options, and its staff also show up with parents at meetings at their child’s school to help create an Individualized Education Program.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026