Example Sentences

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Instead, Kim has risked life and limb to expand her arsenal of twists and flips in every conceivable way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

But it is a dream for which she has risked her life, and the lives of her family, in order to fulfil.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024

Ratcliffe, who was born in the Manchester area, has risked angering supporters by offering to buy a minority stake.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023

But his crusade for fairer and more affordable tickets has made him something of a folk hero, even as Springsteen has risked some of that reputation through his latest tour.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

She does not want to die; already she has risked too much.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr