low-risk
adjective
1
: not likely to result in failure, harm, or injury : not having a lot of risk
low-risk investments
2
: less likely than others to get a particular disease, condition, or injury
low-risk patients
Examples of low-risk in a Sentence
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There are typically at least 50 low-risk names left on the list by the time the screening is complete.
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Byjasmine Li, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
If the film is ultimately embraced, that will offer a fitting plot twist considering several studios passed on the low-risk, low-budget film.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
Some people can safely stay within this recommendation for low-risk drinking.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 26 Mar. 2024
Thus, first responders’ expectations that the situation will be low-risk ends up putting them further at risk, Del Carmen said.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
There are more lucrative, low-risk options out there, with rates that are still at or near their peaks.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
The seventh-grade reading advanced/low-risk category score was 88%, while the eighth-grade reading advanced/low-risk category was 78%.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Another low-risk idea: Rub a drop or two of raw honey on that tender spot.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Mar. 2024
Indeed, the show is small in other ways: resolutely low-risk, visually polite, and never letting the wrong image get in the way of the right position.
—Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Byjasmine Li, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
If the film is ultimately embraced, that will offer a fitting plot twist considering several studios passed on the low-risk, low-budget film.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
Some people can safely stay within this recommendation for low-risk drinking.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 26 Mar. 2024
Thus, first responders’ expectations that the situation will be low-risk ends up putting them further at risk, Del Carmen said.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
There are more lucrative, low-risk options out there, with rates that are still at or near their peaks.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
The seventh-grade reading advanced/low-risk category score was 88%, while the eighth-grade reading advanced/low-risk category was 78%.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Another low-risk idea: Rub a drop or two of raw honey on that tender spot.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Mar. 2024
Indeed, the show is small in other ways: resolutely low-risk, visually polite, and never letting the wrong image get in the way of the right position.
—Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Low-risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-risk. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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