playing safe
Example Sentences
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Lenders were playing safe with their rates, he added.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2022
But Marvin A. Blyden, a territory senate leader who has drafted several pieces of legislation regarding the mariners since their arrival, worries that playing safe haven for guests will prove dangerous for residents.
From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2020
You’re in a similar bind when choosing audition speeches: torn between playing safe and meeting the director’s expectations, or revolutionising the form.
From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2019
“I’m gunning for 58 this year, not playing safe for 59.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2018
HOLDEN: If it's playing safe it's that one you love more than yourself be safe.
From Plays by Glaspell, Susan
