How to Use cautious in a Sentence

cautious

adjective
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  • You cannot be overly cautious when you're driving in snow.
  • He answered the question with a cautious reply.
  • Any cautious tourist will guard her passport.
  • The Suns are clearly being cautious and checking all the boxes.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The following groups may want to be especially cautious with melatonin use.
    — Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Based on this data, venture capital continues to be in a state of cautious optimism.
    — Ray Zhou, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Nate Brazelton had advised all volunteers to be cautious before heading out at 4 a.m.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2023
  • For Lamont and others, that’s reason enough to be cautious, offer relief where possible and keep whittling down the debt.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2023
  • There’s reason to be cautious: Winter is when migration is historically low, said Ruiz.
    — Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Among other edicts issued by A.K.A. headquarters in recent weeks was one urging members to be cautious when speaking to the press.
    — Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Its profit edged past analysts’ expectations, but its revenue fell short as lower crude prices pushed some international producers to be cautious with their spending.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The Orioles will be cautious with Mullins, who has missed 44 games across two IL stints for the groin strain.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Gary Gensler, chairman of the SEC, remains cautious though.
    — Marc Shoffman, theweek, 17 Jan. 2024
  • But be cautious about using the potion on wood floors, says Reynolds.
    — Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Bochy said Durán was likely OK, but the team was being cautious.
    — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
  • And he’s been cautious in taking sides in the Hollywood strikes.
    — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • While Meyer will break camp with the club, Miami still plans to be cautious with him over the course of the season.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee warned investors to be cautious for the next eight weeks, and thinks stocks could pull back by 7% to 10%.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The Celtics are still being slightly cautious with Williams.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Our coverage has been cautious and in line with the judge’s orders.
    — Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Was he taken out because the Rangers are being cautious or was that the plan going in?
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The extreme heat means that residents need to be very cautious.
    — oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2023
  • This isn’t the first signal that the FDA is taking a cautious approach in its review of donanemab.
    — David Ovalle, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
  • As long as the tarmac doesn’t twist too hard, the Benz’s path remains controllable with a firm grasp of the wheel and a cautious command of the throttle.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023
  • That hasn’t stopped the market from taking a cautious approach.
    — Redd Brown, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • But Baum is too cautious a writer to let the brutality get out of hand.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Judge McAfee has so far been cautious in his handling of the Trump case, seeking a middle ground in many of his rulings.
    — Richard Fausset, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • There was plenty of reason to be cautious until more was known.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
  • Beauty has been more cautious on that front, and the tech isn’t yet live externally.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 2 May 2024
  • Risks Foam rolling is usually safe, but some people may need to be cautious.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023

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