caution

Example Sentences

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“Out of an abundance of caution, he agreed with his security detail’s recommendation to see a physician before the three-hour drive home,” the court said on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

We will take new signals as they occur, but with some caution.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

People have been advised to stay in the lower levels of their homes, avoid windows, watch for falling debris and tree limbs, and use caution if they want to drive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The 70-year-old US-born pope has so far shown diplomatic caution and has not directly condemned his home country's role in the turbulent Middle East region.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

With infinite caution he edged the canoe past the corner of the great building and looked along what must have been the front.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman