at risk

Idioms  

1. In danger, as in Their house's location on the San Andreas Fault puts them at risk in the next major earthquake . [c. 1900]

2. Legally responsible to pay for loss or damage, as in If he can't keep up with the insurance premiums, he is at risk for any liability claims on the property . [Late 1700s]

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Example Sentences

The next steps could include safety testing in healthy adults, followed by clinical trials in patients who are most at risk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Those supplies would be at risk if the Red Sea’s exit route were closed as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Given the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, American brands are at risk of reduced demand in the Middle East as consumers pull back, Jefferies analyst Andy Barish wrote in a Tuesday report.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Single older adults without adult children are particularly at risk.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

While Mr. Griswold had been in a coma, there had been a security breach at the hospital, and people feared his life was still at risk, so he had been secretly relocated.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman