playing safe
Example Sentences
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But Marvin A. Blyden, a territory senate leader who has drafted several pieces of legislation regarding the mariners since their arrival, worries that playing safe haven for guests will prove dangerous for residents.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2020
“I’m gunning for 58 this year, not playing safe for 59.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2018
But there’s a gray area between playing safe and playing scared.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2016
He realized that if he kept playing safe he would probably coach himself out of a job.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2016
Vince Marr was like that—always playing safe for himself, always thinking a jump ahead of his crowd and a jump and a half ahead of the police.
From Sundry Accounts by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
