wise

Example Sentences

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More immediately, many parents fret about whether they have made a wise decision in trading their children’s childhoods for cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

As a wise and wellness-conscious Angeleno, you wouldn’t want to be the last one in your too-intense preschool moms text chain or chakra-balancing Zoom class to get in on these trends, would you?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In hindsight, one can wonder if these choices were wise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I once heard a very wise person say, “I would rather see my kids enjoy things while I am alive than give them everything when I am dead.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

It would be wise to wait for morning, though, before crossing over.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig