conservatively

Example Sentences

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But it’s safe to assume that relegation would conservatively blow an immediate $250 million hole in Tottenham’s budget.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

That said, it seems obvious that I’d be ahead in 10 years if I pay 5.5% interest on a $400,000 loan while earning, conservatively, around 10% annually on $400,000 invested.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

He clinched the title at the Moroccan Grand Prix for Ferrari, doing a Lando Norris by driving conservatively, after a season-long battle with fellow Briton Stirling Moss, who actually won more races than Hawthorn.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

With $4.5 billion of debt—less than its cash balance at the end of September—Nebius is more conservatively financed than CoreWeave, though its neocloud business is much smaller.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Once clean shaven and conservatively groomed, he now had a beard and longish hair and affected the military-style clothing characteristic of freedom fighters around the continent.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela