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

Higher Risk in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: risk
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.8 words

Words in this phrase

higher risk

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • higher can mean: comparative form of high: more high Common word
  • risk can mean: The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

32 percent higher risk of breast 1× a 60 higher risk of arrhythmia 1× a 61 higher risk of cardiomyopathy 1× a slightly higher risk of developing 1× address the higher risk 1× an 83 higher risk of narrowed 1× are at higher risk of prostate 1× associated with higher risk of complications 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a strong and 1× at the same 1× by contrast the 1× female night shift 1× higher risk has 1× higher risk of 1×

Common sentence endings:

a higher bmi 1× a higher risk 1× as higher risk 1× at higher risk 1× checker at prostatecanceruk 1× common ischemic stroke 1×

Context words

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

cancer 6× people 5× developing 4× percent 4× associated 3× greater 3× diabetes 3× heart 2× disease 2× circle 2× members 2× prostate 2×

Related phrases

higher education higher secondary higher wages risk management risk factors flood risk higher interest risk assessment significantly higher higher amounts

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around risk:

risk factors 15× risk assessment 14×

Just before it in the phrase index:

higher rank higher percentage higher levels higher level higher interest higher education

Just after it in the phrase index:

higher secondary higher speeds higher wages highest estimate highest grossing highest lowest

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

higher education higher secondary higher wages higher interest higher amounts higher levels

Same ending:

flood risk

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "higher risk" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 32 percent higher risk of breast, a 60 higher risk of arrhythmia, cancer, people and developing stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with higher education, higher secondary, higher wages, risk factors and risk assessment, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with higher risk

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

Short example sentences

Prudent risk management means taking measures to address the higher risk. (11 words)

OTC are higher risk but may also lead to higher profits. (11 words)

Higher risk of having twins or triplets, which is itself associated with higher risk of complications. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

There’s a risk that people just don’t stick to the pact, putting the whole circle at risk of infection — maybe even at a higher risk if it creates a false sense of security and people in the circle act recklessly toward each other. (45 words)

Those with depression had not only an 83% higher risk of narrowed arteries but a 60% higher risk of arrhythmia/cardiac arrest (electrical problems of the heart) and a 61% higher risk of cardiomyopathy (a disease of the heart muscle). (40 words)

Pumpkin carving with members of the same household and virtual costume contests were classified as lower risk, while trick-or-treating door to door and attending a crowded indoor haunted house were listed as higher risk. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Those with depression had not only an 83% higher risk of narrowed arteries but a 60% higher risk of arrhythmia/cardiac arrest (electrical problems of the heart) and a 61% higher risk of cardiomyopathy (a disease of the heart muscle).

There’s a risk that people just don’t stick to the pact, putting the whole circle at risk of infection — maybe even at a higher risk if it creates a false sense of security and people in the circle act recklessly toward each other.

Higher risk of having twins or triplets, which is itself associated with higher risk of complications.

A strong and fair opt-out clause for those at higher risk or those with family members at higher risk has still not been agreed upon,” Watt wrote.

Men can find out if they are at higher risk of prostate cancer – and what they can do about it – by using Prostate Cancer UK’s 30-second online risk checker at prostatecanceruk.

Prudent risk management means taking measures to address the higher risk.

While the achieved results provide useful hints on sectors with higher risk exposure, they nonetheless do not give a fully sufficient view of the risk environment.

Much of central Indiana is at a slight risk for severe weather, with a higher risk down along the Ohio River.

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At the same time, he was stressing that “anyone can be a carrier of the virus” and risk infecting older Americans and others at higher risk.

Pumpkin carving with members of the same household and virtual costume contests were classified as lower risk, while trick-or-treating door to door and attending a crowded indoor haunted house were listed as higher risk.

This latest study suggests that while a greater consumption of eggs is associated with a higher risk of hemorrhagic stroke, it does not affect the risk of the much more common ischemic stroke.

This will include high-risk health workers and first responders, people with underlying conditions that put them at higher risk, those over 65 years of age, and people living in crowded settings.

The risk is greater for black women, with the use of permanent hair dye associated with a 45 per cent higher risk of developing the disease.

Female night shift workers saw a 41 percent increased risk of skin cancer and a 32 percent higher risk of breast cancer.

For the most common cancers, individuals with diabetes face a 20 percent greater risk of developing colorectal cancer and a five percent higher risk of breast cancer compared with their diabetes-free counterparts.

In further data analysis, researchers found people with atopic dermatitis had a lower risk of developing a psychiatric disorder than those with asthma and allergic rhinitis had a higher risk.

By contrast, the study found that metabolising caffeine at a quicker rate suggests a slightly higher risk of developing type two diabetes alongside a higher BMI.

Higher risk has the potential for higher reward—think of investments like equities (stocks) and equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs), for example.

In the past, non-prime lenders have charged higher mortgage rates (to reflect the higher risk of the borrower).

OTC are higher risk but may also lead to higher profits.

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