put at risk
Example Sentences
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The exchange of attacks could complicate continuing U.S.-Iran negotiations to end the conflict between the two countries and might put at risk the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
What they put at risk was never worth doing it for.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Arad's wife Tami thanked the military but said the lives of soldiers should not be put "at risk" in the hunt for traces of her husband, Israeli media reported.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
Failure to pass the Rotor Act means another day, week or month that we put at risk the safety of all passengers who fly our skies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
“And I do not know exactly what kind of rules your game had, but I suspect that you owe us this much, if we were all put at risk for your wager.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
