Used in a Sentence

risking

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for risking.

Editorial note

Why should people be flying around the track at 100+ mph, risking their lives for our enjoyment?

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Quick take

The act by which something is risked.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of risking gathered in one view.

noun

The act by which something is risked.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for risking.

Example sentences

1

Why should people be flying around the track at 100+ mph, risking their lives for our enjoyment?

2

And continue recklessly risking lives by manufacturing unsafe cars without air gap between CAN bus and Internet.

3

You're risking a huge amount of time and effort, so you may as well risk a bit of cash too.

4

Speculators are risking their own money re-aligning badly-allocated capital in the economy and correct prices.

5

Every time you drive a car you are risking the lives of innocent people who had nothing to do with it.

6

Yes, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek's stunt had relatively low risk, but the difference is that they were risking the lives of innocent people who had nothing to do with it.

7

There is no point risking losing your investment if taxes will take any gain.

8

The island building is a clever way to provoke without risking it's military.

9

Open salary info helps these companies pay closer to the true competitive salary, which prevents them from losing good candidates without risking overspending.

10

But it would have been harder for an employee to do this since he would have been violating MS policies, hence risking his job.

11

I suspect it's something akin to risking a tampering with evidence charge by hiding a body.

12

If this were a serious, site wide proposition in a competitive vertical on a high ranking domain, you'd be risking everything going down this route.

Quote examples

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Also, if the three decided to steal the code than it would have been three people risking their jobs instead of a vendor who was hoping "nobody would notice" esp since Plurk wasn't available from China.

2

"The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest, is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state." - Justice William J.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use risking in a sentence?

Why should people be flying around the track at 100+ mph, risking their lives for our enjoyment?

What does risking mean?

The act by which something is risked.

What part of speech is risking?

risking is commonly used as noun.