How to Use risky business in a Sentence

risky business

noun
Definition of risky businessnext
  • But using your phone past its end of life is risky business.
    — Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Some say making them the ‘be-all, end-all’ of shows’ survival is risky business.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
  • Plumbing the marketplace in one object is risky business, but the Tale of the Tall Clock is telling.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024
  • So creating a law to execute how to define AI is a risky business.
    — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 1 June 2023
  • Hunting a bedding area right now is risky business indeed.
    — Outdoor Life, 19 Nov. 2019
  • And while allowing kids to have free reign can be risky business, Jessi assures it's been more helpful than harmful.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Read full article Using one’s business as a platform to stake claims on contentious social issues is risky business.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • And as our heroes attempt to balance the books on this very risky business venture, the series is running its own kind of cost-benefit analysis about the arts — culinary or otherwise.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2023
  • 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.
    — Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2023
  • But deep-sea mining is considered a risky business not just because of environmental concerns.
    — Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Any new product venture is a challenging and risky business, and when the new product depends on ecosystem readiness, the risk factors multiply significantly.
    — Arie Brish, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But the crypto world remains filled with companies that engage in risky business practices and don’t offer much transparency about their experimental products.
    — David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023

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