prudence

Example Sentences

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It’s not amoral to exercise exceptional prudence when considering an attack on another country, no matter how odious you may find its government.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

If debate now mirrors this public caution, that may be less a sign of unhealthy pessimism than of public prudence shaped by experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

That sentiment — not panic but prudence — captures the mood reflected in the data.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

"The United States must handle the issue of arms sales to Taiwan with prudence," he warned, according to the state's Xinhua news agency.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

His sense of prudence told him to go away and return later in the afternoon when the sheriff was not there.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers