overcautious

Example Sentences

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The collective impact of all of this neurotic, overcautious hand-wringing was to communicate indifference to the voters.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2025

But Alan Rusbridger, who sits on Meta's Oversight Board, says the industry has been "overcautious" in its moderation.

From BBC • May 31, 2023

Be overcautious and a perfectly clear day goes to waste; be too bold and put the performers, audience and equipment at risk.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021

This asymmetrical pressure has led to a kind of overcautious policymaking that too often ends with more data collection than action.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2020

The first two boys to face the varsity players were both overcautious, spareboned, young, and fearful of sudden error and humiliation.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy