prudent

Example Sentences

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It would have been more prudent to work until she was closer to Medicare eligibility, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

With less pressure to meet quarterly targets, companies could focus more on the investment, innovation and prudent risk-taking that help drive long-term growth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The committee’s authority is limited to very uncommon circumstances in which there are no “reasonable and prudent alternatives” that would avoid jeopardizing a listed species or impair a species’ critical habitat.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

A prudent pullback toward the low-to- mid $50s makes sense in the near term.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

And I did not think that it would be prudent to send it at 4:00 A.M.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg