Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

hazard

[haz-erd] / ˈhæz ərd /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

To become jaded is an occupational hazard when you’ve reviewed 2,000 movies, but I was genuinely excited to see Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

None of the economists and labor-market experts interviewed by MarketWatch would hazard a guess.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

“That creates its own hazard of, potentially, lightning without the rain that could put out any fire starts,” he said, adding that a warming trend has dried plants and soils.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Rather than risk it, he stopped, put on his hazard lights and spent nearly an hour reversing half a mile before finding another route.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Joey needs good medical care, but she isn’t a public health hazard.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The swings reflect the hazards of investing in tech, some analysts warn.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

China launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings in November, after a huge blaze engulfed several tower blocks in Hong Kong, killing 168 people.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Other summer hazards include drought, fires and hurricanes, all of which can lead to extended power outages and expensive repairs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

“Environmental hazards from industrial disasters too often fall on communities like Boyle Heights,” Bass said in the statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Not only are known volcanoes and known hazards being watched, but radar from satellites is being used to monitor land that has not displayed volcanic activity as far as we know, but might one day.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

I hazarded a number of guesses as to where the movement, and more importantly the reaction to it, was headed.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2022

Edward Holmes does not like making predictions, but last year he hazarded a few.

From Science Magazine Aug. 19, 2021

McKinsey hazarded a guess: anywhere between $75 billion and $100 billion a year, or between 15 and 20 percent of the Pentagon’s annual expenses.

From Washington Post Dec. 5, 2016

“I think,” my friend hazarded, “that she just doesn’t hesitate.”

From Slate Mar. 7, 2016

“It’s like somebody’s twisting something inside me,” I hazarded.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Borinsky invites guesses; the problem is that we might not care enough for any of the people or ideas onstage to bother hazarding them.

From New York Times Mar. 5, 2023

Yet nowhere in the Federalist essays do any of the authors explain why liberty is so valuable that it is worth hazarding the consequences of human nature.

From Washington Times Jan. 4, 2022

The Navy declined to name the sailor who was charged Thursday with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel.

From Seattle Times Aug. 4, 2021

Scott Waddle, was instead found guilty of dereliction of duty and negligent hazarding at an administrative hearing known as an admiral’s mast, and allowed to retire with full benefits.

From Washington Post Jan. 17, 2018

I feared early instilled prejudice: I wanted to have you safe before hazarding confidences.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




Vocabulary lists containing hazard


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training