Thesaurus / provident
FEEDBACKHow to use provident in a sentence
On the other hand Mr. Longley preferred the "offer of the House" to widows, in order to make their deceased husbands provident.
ENGLISH POOR LAW POLICYSIDNEY WEBBIt was fortunate Humphrey had been so provident in making so large a quantity of hay, or the stock would have been starved.
THE CHILDREN OF THE NEW FORESTCAPTAIN MARRYATBut at last, thoughtful for her health and provident of her weakness, he rose up and passed his arm around her to convey her home.
THE MINISTER'S WOOINGHARRIET BEECHER STOWEAt this moment the conference was cut short by Mrs. Scudders provident footstep on the garret stairs.
THE MINISTER'S WOOINGHARRIET BEECHER STOWENo wonder that provident parents circumvent such a common law by a settlement before marriage!
THE COLLEGE, THE MARKET, AND THE COURTCAROLINE H. DALLMr. Edmiston was remarkable among lawyers for the wide research and provident care with which he prepared his cases.
LYMAN'S HISTORY OF OLD WALLA WALLA COUNTY, VOL. 2 (OF 2)WILLIAM DENISON LYMANFortunately I have been more provident than thou hast been considerate; I have not exhausted my whole mine of wealth upon thee.
BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY, VOLUME IIVARIOUSThy provident wisdom takes care to craze the minds of these detestable men, who are so dangerous to our species.
GOOD SENSEPAUL HENRI THIRY, BARON D'HOLBACHWhy should sportsmen be less provident of the stock they prize so dearly; stock that has so few care-takers, so many enemies?
IN NEW ENGLAND FIELDS AND WOODSROWLAND E. ROBINSONThe deceased had, it must be confessed, ruined himself in a very strange way: 'provident management' had been his destruction.
A SPORTSMAN'S SKETCHESIVAN TURGENEVWORDS RELATED TO PROVIDENT
- alert
- attentive
- cagey
- calculating
- canny
- chary
- circumspect
- considerate
- discreet
- distrustful
- doubting
- frugal
- gingerly
- guarded
- handling with kid gloves
- heedful
- keeping on one's toes
- leery
- on guard
- on the lookout
- on the qui vive
- provident
- prudent
- safe
- saving
- sly
- sparing
- suspicious
- thinking twice
- thrifty
- unwasteful
- vigilant
- walking on eggs
- watchful
- watching one's step
- watching out
- wide-awake
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