How to Use risk it in a Sentence
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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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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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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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Why even risk it just to get an assist in the box score?
—Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 21 Feb. 2022
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Yet, predictably, even then, she is driven to risk it all.
—Vivian Gornick, The Atlantic, 3 May 2025
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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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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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Don’t risk it, if water is flowing over the road #TurnAroundDontDrown.
—Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
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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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It was discussed once last year, but Alex decided not to risk it.
—Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2023
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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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Even if doctors cleared La Russa to manage, why risk it?
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
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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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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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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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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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Two hundred holed up at the Amarula Lodge, where the expats faced a choice: save themselves, or risk it all to save everyone.
—Alex Perry, Outside Online, 1 June 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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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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On TikTok, unboxing of the shoe have racked up hundreds of thousands of views, with commenters willing to risk it all to get their hands on a pair.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 June 2023
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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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The individual who sent the letter to the younger Blenkinsop decided to risk it and send both a few days early.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
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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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Dating Wise men say only fools rush in, but luckily for us, there’s never been a shortage of brave souls willing to risk it all in the hopes of finding love on TV.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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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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The widget merchants decide not to risk it, and everyone else gets to enjoy cheap widgets.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
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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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Don't risk it for that biscuit.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
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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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