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
“The renewed trade policy uncertainty has reinforced the prudence of keeping rates on hold until the economic fog clears,” Lyngen writes.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 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
Here Hobbes distinguishes between two types of knowledge: science, which is, as Hume would later say, about the relationship between ideas; and what he calls prudence, which is about facts.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing prudence
The Declaration of Independence
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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