high-risk
adjective
1
: likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : having a lot of risk
a high-risk activity
high-risk investments
2
: 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
Since there was only one placenta for the triplets, Toney had a high-risk pregnancy.
—
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The woman, whom the government did not identify, had been issued with a temporary exclusion order which Australia can use to prevent high-risk citizens from returning for up to two years.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
First, set clear guardrails for high-risk uses of AI — such as health care, elections, surveillance and financial systems.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Invest in brush clearance, firebreaks, water access and grid resilience in high-risk areas.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for high-risk
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The woman, whom the government did not identify, had been issued with a temporary exclusion order which Australia can use to prevent high-risk citizens from returning for up to two years.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
First, set clear guardrails for high-risk uses of AI — such as health care, elections, surveillance and financial systems.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Invest in brush clearance, firebreaks, water access and grid resilience in high-risk areas.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for high-risk
Cite this Entry
“High-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-risk. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
