How to Use judicious in a Sentence

judicious

adjective
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  • Judicious planning now can prevent problems later.
  • Not all the time, but enough of the time with judicious selection such that there is often tremendous value in engaging a chain-of-thought process in generative AI.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The menu might be a judicious place to say out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2019
  • In the past, The Bear has been judicious in its use of Mikey.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024
  • The best way to gauge that is through judicious use of metrics.
    — Rajeev Sharma, Forbes, 7 July 2022
  • With prices having lost a bit of froth, now might be a good time to place a judicious bid.
    — Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 16 July 2023
  • Both the beer and the cocktails are perfectly suited for the food, where the use of spice is judicious throughout the menu.
    — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2018
  • With judicious pruning, it can be kept to about five feet tall.
    — Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The show’s voice is cool, judicious and wry, with a restrained and lightly risqué sense of humor.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 14 July 2019
  • Making judicious use of the hosts' castmates will be key.
    — Glenn Whipp, latimes.com, 17 May 2018
  • Madrid should be judicious but not shy about enforcing the laws.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2017
  • Has your work forced you to be more judicious about your online presence?
    — Madison Malone Kircher, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2021
  • A bit of judicious editing might have tightened the pacing as well.
    — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Briny local oysters shine brighter with a judicious splash of yuzu mignonette.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Janeway said that the clinic is very judicious about referring cases to the process.
    — Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2022
  • That means Martin had to be extra judicious this time around.
    — cleveland, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Huyck's friend Kelsey Smith of Riverview, was a little more judicious.
    — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2017
  • This is a pot of soup made with lentils, water, a little tomato sauce, a judicious sprinkle of spices.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2021
  • With as many as three guitars snarling at once, Wilco made judicious use of solos and accents.
    — Keith Spera, NOLA.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • This recipe makes judicious use of cinnamon and a slug of good whiskey for some how-did-you-make-these yumminess.
    — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The discovery let Distortion2 make judicious use of zips to beat Elden Ring in just over 12 minutes last week.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Our tasters were looking for: An ice cream base that’s creamy (not icy), sweet (not cloying), and judicious with its vanilla.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 July 2024
  • With any holiday tree, be judicious about turning off lights when no one is around and at night.
    — Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
  • But Trump, Putin, and Bolton are not statesmen of a judicious persuasion.
    — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Olivia Rodrigo thinks of herself as a judicious dropper of the F-bomb.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Oats add fullness to the mouth feel, while judicious hopping prevents this Truck from bogging down in syrupy goo.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023
  • While Prescott did throw four interceptions over that span, the Cowboys can live with that, as Prescott has proven to be judicious with the ball over the course of his career.
    — John Owning, Dallas News, 2 July 2021
  • Wallach oversees the spirits and wine list, and, though modest in size, the selection is judicious and goes with this kind of food and does so at a fair price.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
  • And there is nothing wrong with a judicious use of analysts who are bona fide experts on the topic at hand.
    — WSJ, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Throwing as hard as Joyce does invites peril, and the Angels are judicious in his usage.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024

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