risky business
Example Sentences
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Such hunting was an extremely risky business: The pelvic wound suggests that the hunter may have been directly beneath his prey, thrusting upward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Somewhere along the way, I absorbed the belief that it was risky business.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
In fact, it was an expensive and risky business still—as the horrific loss of the Challenger shuttle and its crew on Jan. 28, 1986, demonstrated all too vividly.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
What started three years ago as a crackdown on risky business behavior by home builders, and then an ensuing housing slowdown, has spiraled rapidly this month.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2023
“But it’s never me. I’m just there, close by. It’s a risky business, but...seems like I seen a lot of that.”
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
