play it safe
Example Sentences
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The easy thing then would have been to play it safe and hire a big name from the glittering ranks of unemployed managers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
But does the same thing apply to the customers who prefer to play it safe, those fixed-income investors?
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
They can either play it safe and pick an old favorite, or take a chance on something new.
From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025
Should they play it safe and relocate to a cheaper filming locale, such as New Mexico or Vancouver, to ensure they had the budget to film the pivotal mid-season finale in Las Vegas?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025
It doesn’t matter if we don’t go skydiving to play it safe, even though it means we’ll never get to fly like my favorite superheroes do.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
