risk
noun
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance.
am risking
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present progressiveof risk (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“However, please remember I am risking my life for your benefit and I have taken the first step. Please help me trust you fully.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2021
“Please remember I am risking my life for your benefit and I have taken the first step. Please help me trust you fully,” the note to the undercover F.B.I. agents read.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
In sharing this very personal story, I know that I am risking a lot.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2020
It should be: I’m doing something good, but I am risking getting sick.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2020
"Don't tell me that I am risking my life in vain. Don't tell me that if I die, I will have died for nothing."
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
