run a risk

Idioms

Also, run the risk. Be subjected to danger, as in Hiding anything from customs means running a risk that you'll be caught, or Without the right postage and address, this package runs the risk of being lost. [Mid-1600s]

Example Sentences

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A car’s value, meanwhile, depreciates over time, so the borrower runs a risk of becoming “upside down” on the loan, or owing more than the car is worth.

From MarketWatch

Ms Dickinson said shop staff are often advised not to intervene because they run a risk of being attacked.

From BBC

In the torrent of social media misinformation generated by an event and its immediate aftermath, prediction markets driven in part by social media run a risk of their own.

From Los Angeles Times

They tend to cost more than the average bed and often need to be installed by a professional, and a bed runs a risk of opening by accident and possibly causing damage.

From Seattle Times

Speaking to an audience of thousands at the Nov. 18 coronation ball for the new queen, she added: “All of us, we all run a risk simply for being who we are.”

From Los Angeles Times

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