How to Use take a risk in a Sentence
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Now is the time to take a risk and start putting yourself (and your ideas) out there.
— Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2021 -
Streamers will still take a risk on a mid-range budget.
— Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2022 -
To tell a story about suicide is to take a risk—not with your own life but with the lives of others.
— Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 16 May 2022 -
Many new customers will back the Eagles tonight, though a few may take a risk with Washington.
— cleveland, 14 Nov. 2022 -
People just have to take a risk and give us the opportunity.
— Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2022 -
In brief, Mansfield’s view of manliness is this: A manly man is willing to take a risk.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Oct. 2022 -
For those unprepared to take a risk on a windy day, Quant made trousers — which had eluded mainstream chic until that decade.
— Holly Thomas, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023 -
That Pugh would take a risk and rock his exaggerated shoulder straps on Oscars night was a fun and quirky choice.
— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024 -
Cisneros, no longer paying $100 each night for a hotel room, decided to take a risk and follow his dream.
— Angelina Hicks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2022 -
For other artists, the songs on La Brega: El Álbum were an opportunity to take a risk.
— Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2023 -
One way to gauge your risk tolerance is to take a risk tolerance questionnaire.
— Kevin L. Matthews Ii, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2022 -
And with career pivots come some moments of anxiety, fear and a necessity to take a risk.
— Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023 -
Subscribers often buy tickets out of civic duty or take a risk, then leave when their expectations aren’t met.
— Dallas News, 16 June 2022 -
In short, Infiniti must compete with BMW yet remain notably more affordable to encourage the buyer to take a risk on the brand.
— Georg Kacher, Car and Driver, 19 Mar. 2023 -
Typically, clients willing to take a risk on a startup agency will sign on for a 90-day campaign or a limited-term project.
— Christopher Tompkins, Forbes, 28 June 2022 -
Brokers and property owners also have to be willing to take a risk — perhaps more so than in Chon’s case, which relied on unique circumstances.
— Teo Armus, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023 -
Weak Canadian climate policies meant they were not obligated to take a risk on the cleaner approach.
— IEEE Spectrum, 29 Sep. 2015 -
Advertisement Jay: Finding someone who’s willing to take a risk on new talent.
— Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023 -
Don’t take a risk that can result in physical limitations.
— Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024 -
Instead of sticking with another comedy, Wilde decided to take a risk with a thriller set in a utopian 1950s town called Victory.
— Karli Bendlin, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 -
An escape plan saves lives, including firefighters who might take a risk to rescue someone inside who is already safe outside.
— oregonlive, 2 Nov. 2021 -
Hawaiian shirts offer an opportunity to really take a risk and show some color.
— Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023 -
Either entrepreneurs are too pessimistic about the future to take a risk, or entrenched businesses are able to use government regulation to keep competitors on the sideline.
— Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023 -
Mistakes should be embraced, and a modern leader who is empowered to make a decision, take a risk and succeed — or fail — at this risk, will ultimately learn and grow immensely, inspiring others to do the same.
— Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2022 -
But after discussing the deal — which would entail losing ownership over intellectual property — with Jessica, Gee said the two decided to take a risk and walk away from the offer.
— J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2022 -
And Professor Czech's research focuses on how the same message to take a risk to follow your passion, to follow your heart, lands very differently depending on the opportunities people have available to them.
— Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023 -
And Professor Czech's research focuses on how the same message to take a risk to follow your passion, to follow your heart, lands very differently depending on the opportunities people have available to them.
— Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023 -
Sagittarius November 22 – December 21 Newfound security can encourage you to take a risk.
— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024
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