small risk

Example Sentences

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When someone reaches out, they’re taking a small risk in their bid for connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

In return for bearing this small risk of underperforming a 10-year Treasury, dividend stocks have a much higher probability of outperforming over the next decade.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

"The Indian and Pakistani governments have navigated these situations in the past, so the risk is small. But with nuclear weapons, even a small risk is too large."

From BBC • May 13, 2025

Bird flu is only a small risk to most travellers, but people may want to take sensible precautions, such as avoiding close contact with birds at markets.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2024

"According to the message," Lewis explained, "NASA rejected the idea. They'd rather take a big risk on Watney than a small risk on all of us. Whoever snuck it into Vogel's e-mail obviously disagreed."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir