circumspection
circumspect observation or action; caution; prudence: He approached with circumspection.
Origin of circumspection
1Other words from circumspection
- o·ver·cir·cum·spec·tion, noun
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How to use circumspection in a sentence
However, we also benefit, as an all-female team, from a circumspection which means that we can see potential in businesses and sectors which are typically overlooked by others in our space.
Iceland’s Crowberry Capital launches $90M seed and early-stage fund aimed at Nordics | Mike Butcher | September 10, 2021 | TechCrunch"You communicated with him by circumspection," says Judith Bruce, a Radcliffe student who dated him for two years.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon | Robert Sam Anson | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe KGB and the Egyptian army were institutions that rewarded circumspection and loyalty.
The Supreme Court exists to interpret with a greater degree of circumspection the laws the legislature passes.
Wilson carried his circumspection further during and after the war.
The utmost circumspection became necessary, and the young preacher had to bear up against much strife and opposition.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandAnd then he proceeded with circumspection and dignity to demonstrate the process of decocting that mysterious beverage.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaTo flee was more than I could find courage for; but I registered a vow of unsleeping circumspection.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI | Robert Louis StevensonBut I suggest that you do so with the utmost circumspection.
The Status Civilization | Robert SheckleyThe ten galleys were ordered to advance rapidly, but with the greatest circumspection.
Xerxes | Jacob Abbott
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