deliberately cautious
Frequency: 5.515.6 per million words
To be cautious on purpose.
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- The investors were deliberately cautious after the market crash.
- She adopted a deliberately cautious approach to negotiating the new contract.
- The diplomat's response was deliberately cautious to avoid escalating the situation.
- The government is being deliberately cautious about releasing the sensitive report.
- After his last breakup, he became deliberately cautious about starting a new relationship.
- He was deliberately cautious when asking about her family problems.
- Her movements were deliberately cautious as she carried the antique vase.
- I'm being deliberately cautious with my advice because I don't know the full story.
- The lawyer remained deliberately cautious throughout the cross-examination.
- In their official statement, the company was deliberately cautious, revealing very little new information.