How to Use prudence in a Sentence

prudence

noun
  • He always exercises prudence with his finances.
  • Now the rules of the workplace demand a different type of prudence for all but the elite.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 July 2024
  • But the Redskins so far don’t see the prudence of pulling the trigger now.
    Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Coach Erik Spoelstra said prudence required the team to give Lowry the past week off.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2022
  • But Trump has thrown prudence and discretion in dealing with the Fed to the winds.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2019
  • But Hunt handles it with prudence and skill in Across Five Aprils.
    Sarah Schutte, National Review, 13 Feb. 2022
  • The Holy Spirit will give us wisdom, prudence, strength to build up the kingdom of God in our midst.
    San Antonio Express-News, 1 July 2018
  • But fiscal and monetary prudence has to be a key part of the package.
    Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The one that looks killer — guaranteed to score a date, yet worn with extreme prudence.
    Janine Schaults, chicagotribune.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The $7 million was approved out of an abundance of prudence.
    Bob Warren, NOLA.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • But with the club’s gross debt now over $1 billion, that is no way to advocate for prudence.
    Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Let’s hope the politicians respond with equal prudence.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Milder slowdowns have scared the government off the path of prudence before.
    The Economist, 14 June 2018
  • It is said that speed kills, but that prudence and a will to survive can dissuade the Grim Reaper from doing his thing.
    latimes.com, 12 July 2018
  • Mark was more than suited for the task with his attention to detail and prudence.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2022
  • But over the past few years consumers across the region have done their best to prove that prudence was perhaps just a passing phase.
    The Economist, 2 Nov. 2017
  • John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan are preaching patience and prudence, of course.
    Ailene Voisin, sacbee, 6 Jan. 2018
  • Their prudence, however, didn’t stem the flow of images and videos on Twitter and YouTube.
    Nick Greene, Slate Magazine, 19 Oct. 2017
  • By dint of prudence and a few passes at the dog races, Mrs. Harris just might raise the dosh for a junket across the Channel and a shopping spree.
    Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 12 July 2022
  • Why the etiquette of silence, the prudence of propriety?
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • But, as has been the case with his knee issues over the last four-plus seasons, Oladipo said prudence had to be the priority.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The Bolt strikes the best balance between helpful hands-free driving and prudence.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
  • But the wheel of (well-timed) absences well could continue to spin this season, as a matter of prudence.
    Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Pro-lifers should respond to this defeat with courage and prudence.
    The Editors, National Review, 4 Aug. 2022
  • It’s most often achieved through patience and prudence.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023
  • In this case, FDA prudence could be perceived as a positive.
    Catherine Ho, SFChronicle.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Passion provides the driving force, while prudence acts as the guiding hand.
    Somdutta Singh, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Most Labour MPs went along with this prudence, which explains the size of the government’s victory.
    John O'Sullivan, National Review, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Many of the states, thus, have been forced to give fiscal prudence a pass, ballooning their overall debt burden to a 15-year high.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Pisces Being the muse and master simultaneously is how Pallas in Pisces transcends their energy and prudence.
    Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2024

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