How to Use prudence in a Sentence

prudence

noun

• He always exercises prudence with his finances.
• But the Redskins so far don’t see the prudence of pulling the trigger now.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
• But fiscal and monetary prudence has to be a key part of the package.
  — Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2022
• Milder slowdowns have scared the government off the path of prudence before.
  — The Economist, 14 June 2018
• Let’s hope the politicians respond with equal prudence.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2020
• Mark was more than suited for the task with his attention to detail and prudence.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2022
• But Trump has thrown prudence and discretion in dealing with the Fed to the winds.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2019
• The one that looks killer — guaranteed to score a date, yet worn with extreme prudence.
  — Janine Schaults, chicagotribune.com, 26 Jan. 2018
• What was a matter of timing became a matter of prudence.
  — Keshia Naurana Badalge, Longreads, 19 July 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
• It’s most often achieved through patience and prudence.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023
• Pro-lifers should respond to this defeat with courage and prudence.
  — The Editors, National Review, 4 Aug. 2022
• Coach Erik Spoelstra said prudence required the team to give Lowry the past week off.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2022
• On those private planes, a little prudence is in order.
  — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 29 Sep. 2017
• European soccer is rarely a model of economic prudence even in the best of times.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 23 Apr. 2021
• The $7 million was approved out of an abundance of prudence.
  — Bob Warren, NOLA.com, 7 Sep. 2017
• In this view, procrastination could indicate the vice of sloth or the virtue of prudence.
  — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2021
• And at this point, asking for even a tiny bit more prudence and patience is simply screaming into the void.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2021
• Her only success was to make Johnson look like a model of prudence.
  — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2022
• Or cast it as prudence to protect the future while leaving the door open for the very player perceived as having gotten away.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Mar. 2021
• The government’s record on fiscal prudence, too, is patchy.
  — Vk Vijayakumar, Quartz India, 1 July 2019
• Rather than casting your heroes as unbeatable tough guys, stealth and prudence are your best tools.
  — Aaron Zimmerman, Dan Thurot, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2020
• So, our collective mantra should be a little more patience and a little more prudence.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2021
• If this remains focused on prudence, the budget maneuvers may not be much of a worry.
  — John Myers, latimes.com, 17 June 2018
• But Hunt handles it with prudence and skill in Across Five Aprils.
  — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 13 Feb. 2022
• Many philosophers through the ages have spoken of virtues such as temperance, courage, justice and prudence.
  — WSJ, 21 June 2019
• And when her parents preached the gospel of frugality and prudence, young Amy listened.
  — Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 12 June 2018
• Her prudence applies to shopping for other staples too.
  — Anne Quito, Quartz at Work, 1 Apr. 2020
• Yet some observers combine this prudence with moral proclamations that imply the need for much less prudent deeds.
  — Damon Linker, The Week, 3 Mar. 2022
• 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

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024