How to Use take a risk in a Sentence

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• But one baseball write believes now is the time to take a risk.
  — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
• Now is the time to take a risk and start putting yourself (and your ideas) out there.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2021
• The project offered a rare opening for the actor to take a risk.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
• West Ham were the only top-flight club willing to take a risk on him.
  — Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
• To tell a story about suicide is to take a risk—not with your own life but with the lives of others.
  — Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 16 May 2022
• Don’t take a risk, let someone lead you astray or allow others to take advantage of you.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
• The Gemini moon encourages you to take a risk and pitch what’s on your mind.
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2025
• The cosmos is gently nudging you toward your next big milestone, so don’t be afraid to take a risk.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
• She was drawn to the 1980s feel of it and decided to take a risk with the bold color.
  — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
• One way to gauge your risk tolerance is to take a risk tolerance questionnaire.
  — Kevin L. Matthews Ii, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2022
• This is an actor who is willing to take a risk, play against type, and elevate the profound and the ridiculous.
  — Rachel Martin, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
• To take a risk like that had always felt indulgent and impossible.
  — Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
• Many new customers will back the Eagles tonight, though a few may take a risk with Washington.
  — cleveland, 14 Nov. 2022
• Sometimes in big matches, being afraid of taking a risk is the riskiest strategy of all.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
• Health is a concern, but the Cardinals could afford to take a risk this deep into the second round.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
• Subscribers often buy tickets out of civic duty or take a risk, then leave when their expectations aren’t met.
  — Dallas News, 16 June 2022
• For those unprepared to take a risk on a windy day, Quant made trousers — which had eluded mainstream chic until that decade.
  — Holly Thomas, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
• And with career pivots come some moments of anxiety, fear and a necessity to take a risk.
  — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
• But the Nationals could take a risk on Ozuna this offseason.
  — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
• Chewy isn’t motivated enough to take a risk as big as an acquisition of Petco.
  — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
• Cisneros, no longer paying $100 each night for a hotel room, decided to take a risk and follow his dream.
  — Angelina Hicks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2022
• That Pugh would take a risk and rock his exaggerated shoulder straps on Oscars night was a fun and quirky choice.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
• Hawaiian shirts offer an opportunity to really take a risk and show some color.
  — Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
• It has been reported that Butler has no desire to go to Memphis so the Grizzlies would take a risk here.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
• An escape plan saves lives, including firefighters who might take a risk to rescue someone inside who is already safe outside.
  — oregonlive, 2 Nov. 2021
• Weak Canadian climate policies meant they were not obligated to take a risk on the cleaner approach.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Sep. 2015
• An entrepreneurial spirit sees a problem or gap in the market and is willing to take a risk on a creative, out-of-the-box solution.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
• Typically, clients willing to take a risk on a startup agency will sign on for a 90-day campaign or a limited-term project.
  — Christopher Tompkins, Forbes, 28 June 2022
• The Blue Jays took a risk by selecting him in last December’s Rule 5 Draft.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
• The past five years have been marked by bold, vibrant hues that encourage homeowners to personalize their space—one that reflects their style and offers a chance to take a risk.
  — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025