Example Sentences

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Previous reports have looked at how policy makers undervalue the true worth of nature and, in a hard-hitting 2019 report, how human activity was risking the extinction of a million species.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., remarked in another exchange that Durham was risking damage to his reputation.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2023

But after I published my article, a few people on Twitter warned me that I was risking divorce.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2022

Long before LeBron James and Colin Kaepernick, Russell was risking his career to fight for social justice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2022

But I didn’t understand what I was risking until I nearly lost it.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk