play it safe

Example Sentences

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The easy thing then would have been to play it safe and hire a big name from the glittering ranks of unemployed managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

I don’t think of someone who likes to play it safe.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

But does the same thing apply to the customers who prefer to play it safe, those fixed-income investors?

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

With “Rez Dogs,” it was like, I could try to play it safe right now or I could swing for the fences.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Many farmers put down extra just to play it safe.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan