How to Use risky move in a Sentence

risky move

noun

• But what might feel like a risky move can in fact deliver a look that feels just right.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2023
• Which quarterback prospect would be worth such a risky move?
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
• Undoubtedly a risky move on Costner's part though this isn't the first time he's put up his own capitol for a film.
  — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
• In a surprise, risky move, the Nose offers the feds evidence about the real killer of the former governor.
  — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
• This is a risky move for retail investors, said Iachini​, and a speculative play.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
• When Triller put on the Tyson V. Jones pay per view extravaganza, it was considered a very risky move.
  — Jon Stojan, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2023
• The risky move worked, as Henderson, who nearly won the game with a soft liner that landed just foul, grounded out softly to second base.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2023
• That’s a very risky move, considering how few people identify with that word.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023
• Providing testimony has been called a risky move for Bankman-Fried by many legal observers.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2023
• Supporting Harris means believing that the electorate is capable of bucking centuries of tradition and bias, and that’s a risky move in an election where the stakes are sky high.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
• Forcing a vote on the matter, however, can be a risky move in the slim House GOP majority, as some members of her own party remain skeptical of her tactic.
  — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 9 July 2024
• For any other pop star, releasing an effective diss track, alongside a producer known for working mainly with reggaeton and Latin trap stars, might be seen as a risky move.
  — Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
• Sagittarius November 22-December 21 Showing off your knowledge could be a risky move now.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
• Results can be posted to your LinkedIn feed, a somewhat risky move for a social media network where posts are generally news- and thought-leadership–related.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 May 2024
• Lawmakers were shouting, their voices shaking with emotion as Macron made the risky move, which is expected to trigger quick motions of no-confidence in his government.
  — Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2023
• Giving Bateman an extension is a calculated but risky move.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024
• The decision to take the stand is also a risky move that promises to be a potentially uncomfortable experience and might reveal new details about the royal family.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 June 2023
• While courageous Mars in your intimacy zone clashes with unlimited Jupiter in your social sector, this is potentially a risky move.
  — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2024
• And finally, when an acquirer is checking out a target, sharing their biggest asset (a real customer list) could be a risky move if the deal doesn’t work out or if the acquirer is fishing for competitive intel.
  — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023
• Still, Belafonte was an entertainment icon — and his increasingly vocal stance regarding civil rights was a risky move.
  — Jason Heller, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2023
• Some in the art world, however, considered the restructuring a risky move, since negotiating sellers’ fees is among the most powerful tools in an auction house specialist’s arsenal.
  — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2024
• But some retail experts suggest partnerships can also be a risky move, and one that can put off McDonald’s franchise owners, create communication hurdles and weaken the respective brand names.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
• The former crypto billionaire's decision to testify in his defense was an incredibly risky move for a man facing seven felony counts for allegedly defrauding millions of global customers out of a mind-boggling $8 billion, among other crimes.
  — Errol Barnett, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2023
• Testifying was a risky move, one that a defense lawyer likely would have prevented, said Jonathan Rapping, who runs the national nonprofit public defender training organization Gideon’s Promise.
  — ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024