at the risk of (doing something)

idiom

: despite the possibility of (doing something that could be considered improper, wrong, etc.)

At the risk of sounding rude, I have to ask you how old you are.

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Recent Examples on the Web Although that caveat was made to appease some of his most hard-line members, the proposal was rejected by some of those very same Republicans who demanded including spending cuts even at the risk of a shutdown. —

Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Sep. 2024 The Kursk operation helps address the latter at the risk of doing damage to the former. —

Michael Kofman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024 Residents were forced to boil tap water at the risk of contamination in the city's water supply. —

Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024 Others, wanting a death penalty, pressed the government to get the case to trial, even at the risk of the sentence being later overturned. —

Carol Rosenberg, Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for at the risk of (doing something)

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