Below you will find example sentences with "flood risk". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Flood Risk in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: flood
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 14
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.1 words

Words in this phrase

flood risk

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • flood can mean: An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input o... Frequent word
  • risk can mean: The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

150m for flood risk management and 1× a flood risk assessment accompanying 1× a high flood risk due to 1× a possible flood risk to homes 1× and low flood risk areas in 1× assessment no flood risk assessment had 1× avoid disclosing flood risk and other 1× both reduced flood risk and community 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a flood risk 1× after doing some 1× as spring brings 1× but the position 1× despite the site 1× fellow christchurch independent 1×

Common sentence endings:

the flood risk 3× a council officer 1× account climate change 1× an arable landscape 1× and community enhancements 1× bi weekly calls 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

assessment 5× area 4× low 3× homes 3× businesses 3× application 3× site 2× wall 2× environment 2× agency 2× provide 2× 500 2×

Related phrases

flood warnings risk management risk factors risk assessment flood control flood insurance flood alerts higher risk flood warning flood damage

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around flood:

flood warnings 16× flood control 12× flood insurance 11× flood alerts 10× flood damage 8× flood alert 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

flood insurance flood damage flood control flood alerts flood alert flight deck

Just after it in the phrase index:

flood warning flood warnings florida atlantic florida gov florida gulf florida panthers

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

flood warnings flood control flood insurance flood alerts flood warning flood damage

Same ending:

higher risk

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "flood risk" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 150m for flood risk management and, a flood risk assessment accompanying, assessment, area and low stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with flood warnings, risk management, risk factors, flood warnings, flood control and flood insurance, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with flood risk

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Majority of Cook County homes, businesses uninsured for increased flood risk. (11 words)

As spring brings warmer weather, a rapid melt could increase the flood risk. (13 words)

The Flood Outlook highlighted the High, Moderate and Low Flood Risk Areas in the country. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

As well as failing to provide a coal mining assessment, no flood risk assessment had been submitted, which planners said “means the proposal has not been adequately screened for flood risk, or taken into account climate change”. (37 words)

The bill would close a loophole in state law that has allowed sellers to pay a $500 fee to avoid disclosing flood risk and other known property conditions such as lead paint and asbestos. (34 words)

NRW is exploring the possibility of creating a new public area behind the flood wall close to Cardigan Bridge and in front of Cardigan Castle, offering both reduced flood risk and community enhancements. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Despite the site being in Flood Zone 3a, it has a low actual flood risk according to a Flood Risk Assessment from April 2024.

The town has 32 flood gates and 1.3km of flood wall - maintained by the Environment Agency (EA) - to provide "critical flood risk reduction" to over 500 homes and businesses.

As well as failing to provide a coal mining assessment, no flood risk assessment had been submitted, which planners said “means the proposal has not been adequately screened for flood risk, or taken into account climate change”.

Katharine Samms, a flood risk advisor for the Environment Agency said: “The project is one of the first natural flood management schemes to be installed in an arable landscape.

A flood risk assessment accompanying the application says the floor levels of the units will be at 30cm above the Teme’s peak river flood level.

NRW is exploring the possibility of creating a new public area behind the flood wall close to Cardigan Bridge and in front of Cardigan Castle, offering both reduced flood risk and community enhancements.

The Flood Outlook highlighted the High, Moderate and Low Flood Risk Areas in the country.

The project aim is to reduce flood risk to properties and flood defence maintenance costs in the area by 'natural' interventions higher in the catchment slowing the flow of water.

Advertentie

After doing some checks LV said the policy was cancelled due to the postcode falling into a flood risk area, so the couple tried another insurance company, where they received the same response.

As spring brings warmer weather, a rapid melt could increase the flood risk.

As such, it is outlined in the proposals that the land level will need to be raised at the site in order to combat the flood risk.

Because of the increasing flood risk, Carbon County Emergency Manager Lenny Layman has included a representative from Black Hills Energy on the bi-weekly calls.

But the position shown on the application is “only to confirm positioning outside flood risk zones”, following pre-application advice from a council officer.

Fellow Christchurch Independent councillor Margaret Phipps said money spent on the outline business case did not include a flood risk assessment.

Forecasters had also warned the conditions could cause travel issues as well as a possible flood risk to homes, businesses and roads.

It and the port commission are working on plans for temporary work to the sea gate to manage the flood risk.

Local residents raised concerns about ongoing rain effects in the Soi Buakhao area, which has a high flood risk due to its low terrain.

Majority of Cook County homes, businesses uninsured for increased flood risk.

That is why we are investing an extra £150m for flood risk management and £12m for coastal change adaptation over this Parliament.

The bill would close a loophole in state law that has allowed sellers to pay a $500 fee to avoid disclosing flood risk and other known property conditions such as lead paint and asbestos.

Advertentie