prudent

Example Sentences

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If that’s what the dining public is looking for, then I think it would be a prudent thing to make smaller portions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

So a prudent investor can buy the tech fund now—or purchase a handful of individual names that look ready to drive the sector higher.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

"Given the epidemiological study that inspired our work, and now our cellular findings, we believe it would be prudent for people to monitor their consumption of non-nutrient-sweeteners such as this one," he said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Looking at its daily chart, losing the 200-day simple moving average is not a crime, as many prudent stops are placed at this long-term secular line.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Until he knew how matters stood here, it was more prudent to play the common sailor, not the lord.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin