risk
noun
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance.
will risk
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future tenseof risk.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Typically, investors immediately stop receiving their coupon payments, and if the reference asset hasn’t recovered past the barrier by the time the underlying contract matures, investors will risk losing principal.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
With consumer demand remaining weak, they also doubt that businesses will risk losing customers by raising their prices rapidly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Instead, the danger seems to be in hospitals, where people are suffering or dying, surrounded by doctors who could help them but are afraid that doing so will risk their freedom or vocation.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
England players who participate in rugby union's prospective new breakaway league will risk becoming ineligible for the national side.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
“We risked our lives by defecting from our faction,” says Cara, “and we will risk them again to save our faction from itself.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
