had risked
- past perfect of risk.
Example Sentences
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She said Morrisons had risked customers' health and safety and perhaps put lives at risk.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
The fact that she had risked both her own and the babies' lives by giving birth in secret raised the likelihood that she was "really terrified", he said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Once in the U.S. he published on the internet his photos of the detention system that he had risked his own freedom to gather in Xinjiang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
It was a great success, allowing those who had risked their lives to save the nation, to participate in the democratic process.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2025
He had risked everything to help end the American war in Vietnam.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
