How to Use run the risk of in a Sentence

run the risk of

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  • That said, restaurant brands also run the risk of putting people off.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Boston would run the risk of somebody getting hurt and struggling with depth.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Those who don’t heed this advice run the risk of having to lower their home price later.
    Cameron Sperance, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Moreover, text prompts run the risk of bias, and so require mindful design.
    IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2023
  • While swimmers always run the risk of shark attacks, there’s good news for scuba divers.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2025
  • To be a local official is to run the risk of being overruled.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The right people on the board All boards run the risk of becoming clubby over time.
    Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • And touch lamps are easy to use, but run the risk of being turned on accidentally when bumped.
    Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2022
  • To veer away from this register runs the risk of sounding flippant, even cruel.
    Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Drugs that don't have enough active ingredient run the risk of not working.
    Anna Edney Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2024
  • Drugs that don’t have enough active ingredient run the risk of not working.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
  • Dropping heavy packages runs the risk of injuring people on the ground.
    Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Parts of Alabama will run the risk of seeing strong to severe storms over the next three days.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 19 July 2023
  • Polyester is the easiest to care for, cotton runs the risk of shrinking and silk requires the most care.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Polyester is the easiest to care for, cotton runs the risk of shrinking and silk requires the most care.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Polyester is the easiest to care for, cotton runs the risk of shrinking and silk requires the most care.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Shooting down drones runs the risk of missing the target, Arnold explained.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • And then maybe hold back on two tablespoons because that won't run the risk of messing up your filling at all.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 July 2026
  • Cats often hide among the rubble, and run the risk of being hurt or killed when the bulldozers come in to clear it.
    Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
  • Some are migrating earlier, but others run the risk of not being able to keep up.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Those who aren't on the same page run the risk of enduring the same fate as Malone and Booth.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Pastors of churches large and small run the risk of being drawn into endorsement wars.
    Esau McCaulley, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
  • Bell-bottoms run the risk of looking cheesy or costumey, but these felt streamlined—like they can be paired with anything.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Other media also run the risk of falling into this same trap; that’s the danger with sure things.
    WIRED, 22 June 2023
  • While swimmers often run the risk of encountering a shark, there’s good news for scuba divers.
    Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2025
  • Some patients paid extra to be brought in the back door, rather than run the risk of seeing their daughters’ friends in the waiting room.
    Jerry Adler, Good Housekeeping, 14 July 2022
  • The series could run the risk of turning off book readers who want a carbon copy of the story as Liu wrote it.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • This response would certainly run the risk of killing American forces.
    Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2025
  • May 21 – June 20 Joking around runs the risk of hitting a nerve at this time.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Users run the risk of being directed to a restaurant that’s out of business or an attraction that’s closed.
    Simmone Shah, Time, 5 July 2023

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