How to Use risk it in a Sentence
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Come on in and don’t be afraid to be risk it.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
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But these four friends will risk it all to make the world laugh.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 9 Dec. 2022
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Don't risk it for that biscuit.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
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The chance that any of these will harm the baby is small, but why risk it?
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 13 June 2023
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But a few people risk it anyway.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
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And most people don’t have the resources to risk it.
—Matthew Phillips, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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When things are going fine, blow everything up and risk it all.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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But with the type of talent the Cubs have in the outfield, why even risk it?
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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It was discussed once last year, but Alex decided not to risk it.
—Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2023
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What risk is Nelly willing to take for a young man willing to risk it all?
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
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So why risk it when there are so many ways to help all low-wage workers more effectively?
—Steve Rosenthal, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Young people seem determined to risk it all for a chance at a different life.
—Frida Ghitis, CNN, 10 Jan. 2023
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Leaders today cannot be afraid to risk it all in their pursuit of true change and true improvement.
—Patrick Riccards, Forbes, 18 July 2022
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Iran’s leaders would need to be quite desperate to risk it all for a single nuclear weapon.
—Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2021
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But Moore has had little reason to risk it all out at Pipeline until now.
—Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2022
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Check the weather before heading out and don’t risk it or push yourself if the weather looks too extreme.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
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Lastly, despite ice appearing to be thick enough to walk on over many waterways, don't risk it.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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That agonizing decision to either risk it and go for it or to have to go somewhere and get change.
—Corky Carroll, Orange County Register, 26 Jan. 2024
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The widget merchants decide not to risk it, and everyone else gets to enjoy cheap widgets.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 23 Nov. 2025
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This was possible because workers decided to fight back, willing to risk it all.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022
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Luckily, Jenner is a trendsetter ready to risk it for fashion all year round.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2022
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No Evil Queens out to ruin your night come Halloween, but just to be safe, don't risk it with the apples!
—Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 26 Sep. 2022
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Well, good and mischievous, as Niall decided to risk it all by blocking Bublé from claiming her for his team.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2025
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No venture capital, no angel investors—just a firm belief and willingness to risk it all.
—Bhanu Jagasia, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Don’t risk it, if water is flowing over the road #TurnAroundDontDrown.
—Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
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Why risk it by overinvesting in what Pound touted as the first truly modern poem?
—Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 29 Dec. 2021
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The chance of fire was too high to risk it, so the city and county closed all trails west of Highway 36 on Saturday.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Casey Wilson will risk it all for the laugh — and now the actress is suffering the consequences, all for the love of You.
—Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 25 Feb. 2022
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The region’s power sector isn't insulated from this crisis, it's exposed to the same risk it's supposed to help solve.
—Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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Those wishing to risk it all can option the truck with two 103-pound spare wheel-and-tire assemblies, with one mounted inside the bed.
—John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 22 Jan. 2022
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