risky
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:
The lawsuit alleges the former executives concealed risky trades from the board in an effort to trigger their own bonuses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
This is a risky step that will probably determine whether a business model exists for Anthropic's vision of the AI revolution.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some financial experts consider the Lakers a less risky investment than, say, OpenAI, into which Kushner invested more than $2.1 billion through his venture capital firm, Thrive Capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
It’s rare to see a fast-food CEO as public as Graves is—that can be risky, as the McDonald’s CEO can attest—but it’s another way the company is meeting its customers where they are.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
“And I need your help. I want to do something pretty risky for my project.”
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
One threat those higher yields pose is that they can lure investors away from perceived riskier stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Paying up for stakes in the hottest startups is a riskier strategy than venture capital’s traditional approach, one that can lead to disappointment if companies fail to live up to lofty expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
This all makes investing in data centers riskier than it was in the past, investors said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Now for a second question: Over that same 30-year period, which of those two ETFs was riskier?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
In my experience, a political strike is always riskier than an economic one.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
He began with moves meant to make military service more attractive: fixed-term contracts for new recruits, with the option to defer further service, and better salaries, especially for the riskiest roles.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The riskiest segments included administrative support, data entry, bookkeeping, and editing, said the study.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
The goal was to generate the highest one-month return in a stock-market simulator, so he made one of the riskiest bets he could, putting 100,000 fake dollars into GameStop shares and options.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
Resurrecting the slogan is perhaps the riskiest approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2026
It's the riskiest position in the hydrant roll, but everyone starts in that job.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
