How to Use cautious in a Sentence

cautious

adjective

• You cannot be overly cautious when you're driving in snow.
• He answered the question with a cautious reply.
• Any cautious tourist will guard her passport.
• The Orioles will be cautious with Mullins, who has missed 44 games across two IL stints for the groin strain.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
• Gary Gensler, chairman of the SEC, remains cautious though.
  — Marc Shoffman, theweek, 17 Jan. 2024
• But be cautious about using the potion on wood floors, says Reynolds.
  — Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
• Bochy said Durán was likely OK, but the team was being cautious.
  — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
• And he’s been cautious in taking sides in the Hollywood strikes.
  — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
• While Meyer will break camp with the club, Miami still plans to be cautious with him over the course of the season.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
• The extreme heat means that residents need to be very cautious.
  — oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2023
• This isn’t the first signal that the FDA is taking a cautious approach in its review of donanemab.
  — David Ovalle, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
• As long as the tarmac doesn’t twist too hard, the Benz’s path remains controllable with a firm grasp of the wheel and a cautious command of the throttle.
  — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023
• But Baum is too cautious a writer to let the brutality get out of hand.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• Judge McAfee has so far been cautious in his handling of the Trump case, seeking a middle ground in many of his rulings.
  — Richard Fausset, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
• Risks Foam rolling is usually safe, but some people may need to be cautious.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023
• Nor does Biden’s grand rhetoric match his overly cautious actions.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 July 2023
• In the case of The Boys in the Boat, a telling of true events that can feel overly cautious in its admiring distance, the surprises lie in small moments and grace notes.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
• The 6-foot-4 forward will be back as soon as Friday but maybe a bit later if a cautious approach prevails.
  — Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
• State troopers asked people driving in the area to be cautious as the beekeepers tried to capture the bees that got released, per WJXT.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023
• Gold prices are flat in early Asian trade as investors are cautious ahead of the key U.S. inflation data this week.
  — WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024
• Be cautious with businesses that are vague about their service charges.
  — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
• But many expressed cautious optimism about the state of philanthropy in San Diego.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
• That said, a lack of consistency in the research doesn’t mean there aren’t things to be cautious about in terms of fasted cardio stressing the body, said Roper.
  — Amber Sayer, Health, 26 Oct. 2023
• Analysts, though, read between the lines to say the company is being cautious.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 4 May 2023
• Kelce reportedly wanted to play, but the team opted to take a cautious approach with a full season ahead.
  — oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2023
• During the early to mid-morning hours, people should be cautious of sharp wind chills between -5 to -8 degrees.
  — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
• And many of them are being more cautious about their cloud costs, leading to a slowdown in one of Amazon's profitable businesses.
  — Haleluya Hadero, ajc, 13 June 2023
• And many of them are being more cautious about their cloud costs, leading to a slowdown in one of Amazon’s profitable businesses.
  — Haleluya Hadero, oregonlive, 13 June 2023
• In 2020, for instance, some construction and building trades unions took a cautious approach.
  — Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
• Bostic has on more than one occasion been cautious about predicting rate cuts.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024