How to pronounce risked
Listen to risked in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“risked” in real sentences
306 clips in the index · 81 American · 106 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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We risked war for Lebanon.
Channel 4 News · hear it here
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He risked being strung up.
NIST · hear it here
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OCA risks risked the flight at three and the pilot risked the flight at two when
NTSB · hear it here
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Pride and Prejudice where Lydia who has disgraced herself who has risked her reputation has risked
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of risked. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.