hazard

Example Sentences

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Wartime hazard pay is warranted because the dangers are real, several seafarers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Just before 7 a.m., a Benin intelligence operative took surreptitious video of five rebel armored vehicles and four pickups leaving QRF headquarters, hazard lights flashing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Pediatricians have long warned that tapioca pearls can pose a choking hazard.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

Losing teeth is an occupational hazard for hockey players.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

But unwilling to hazard the responsibility, she let me in, and presently brought the sharp message that I was to “come up.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens