precaution

Example Sentences

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Major international businesses—banks and consulting firms among them—evacuated office staff as a precaution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Some students in the Canterbury area of Kent are being given this treatment as a precaution after a number of cases of invasive meningococcal disease, even though the specific strain has not been identified.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

For John Winston Isidro, life aboard his VLCC, or Very Large Crude Carrier, has been marked by equal parts monotony and precaution since his ship began playing the waiting game.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Employees cleared guests from the immediate area Tuesday afternoon as a precaution.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

“Er — yeh might want ter put on yer dragon-hide gloves, jus’ as an extra precaution, like.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling