prudence

Example Sentences

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The resulting supermajority in Parliament’s Lower House gives her flexibility to balance pump-priming with fiscal prudence.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

However, I am not certain whether I exercised sufficient prudence in making this additional homeownership investment with such a short window before retirement.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

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

They have adjusted their grocery shopping at times to avoid price spikes for beef and other items, but more out of prudence than a need to budget, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

With remarkable prudence he acknowledged that his calculations could be wrong if "sources now unknown to us are prepared in the great storehouse of creation"–but it was clear that he thought that unlikely.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson