abundance

Example Sentences

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“Out of an abundance of caution, he agreed with his security detail’s recommendation to see a physician before the three-hour drive home,” the court said on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Despite the abundance of Cambrian fossils, no clear example of a chelicera from that period had been identified before.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Top-scorer Khadija Shaw has delivered in abundance, and while she did not find the net at Old Trafford, Vivianne Miedema scored twice to put City in control at half time.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

“When observed, these animals are typically transiting through the area. Out of an abundance of caution, we ask that the public avoid the water in this vicinity until the all-clear is issued.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

She, for very terror on hearing this, had wept; yet she could not deny that for such an abundance of bitterness there was a positive fountain of grief.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin