at risk

ADJECTIVE

in danger

Synonyms

WEAK

at hazard endangered exposed imperiled in jeopardy in peril jeopardized susceptible threatened vulnerable

Example Sentences

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Single older adults without adult children are particularly at risk.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Those supplies would be at risk if the Red Sea’s exit route were closed as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

However, warming conditions are disrupting those food sources, leaving whales increasingly at risk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Another problem may be brewing in the depths of the Strait of Hormuz: internet connectivity may be at risk.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Besides, Percy remembered what Juno had told him: it wasn’t just this camp at risk.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan