high-risk

adjective

: likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : having a lot of risk

a high-risk activity

high-risk investments

: more likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury

high-risk patients

patients in the high-risk group

Examples of high-risk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chin-Hong said most hospitalizations and deaths are occurring among high-risk groups, including elderly individuals aged 75 and older and people who are immunocompromised, such as those who have undergone organ transplants or are on medications that suppress the immune system. —

Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 19 June 2024 This coincides with the expiration of a 2021 temporary order banning the entry of dogs from over 100 countries considered high-risk for dog rabies. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2024 If bitten by a tick in a high-risk area and the tick is attached for more than 36 hours, the chances of contracting Lyme disease range from approximately 1 in 5 to 1 in 3. —

Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024 The Washington Post notes that the Federal Emergency Management Agency designated Ruidoso as a high-risk area in 2000 due to the thick forests surrounding it. —

CBS News, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for high-risk

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