The phrase "a risk of looking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the potential negative consequences or perceptions associated with appearance or behavior.
Example: "There is a risk of looking unprofessional if you don't adhere to the dress code."
Alternatives: "a chance of appearing" or "the possibility of seeming".
The second you let other people get involved there's a risk of looking like knobs".
Asked if there was a risk of looking too eager to keep Bush in the closet, the strategist said, "I don't want to be unkind here, but when you're at 29percentt, I think the answer is probably no".
Given alcohol's long and checkered history — the tens of thousands of deaths each year, the social ravages of alcoholism — backers of the pro-marijuana measure concede there is a risk of looking as if they have cozied up too much, or are comparable, to old demon rum.
It's clear that in the age of Twitter you get branded more quickly and run a greater risk of looking foolish if you do so.
François Heisbourg, special adviser at the Foundation for Strategic Studies in Paris, predicted that France would be forced to cancel the Mistral contract eventually despite having to pay a hefty penalty and running the risk of looking like an unreliable supplier.
Internships provided a well-marked road to employment without the risk of looking for a job.
Having set up the template for TV shows from "The Office" to "Parks and Recreation" to "Modern Family," he comes to television at the risk of looking like a copy of a copy of himself.
Too short and you run the risk of looking like a 70s football player – a bit too revealing, perhaps.
A daring choice, as any collection that features crisp accordion high collars, big marble crosses and a few breeches runs the risk of looking costumey.
My outfit is quite simple and was at risk of looking a little bland, so I added this blue H&M jacket for some colour, but also for some warmth.
There are a few who, despite the risk of looking chaotically undemocratic, simply enjoin him to go: over half the Labour supporters in a Populus poll for the Times want him out.Mr Brown can scarcely complain about disloyalty, for he helped to inculcate a taste for plots and mutinies during his long march to Downing Street.
