How to Use circumspect in a Sentence

circumspect

adjective
  • But even those more circumspect about work-from-home see a change coming.
    — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Your boyfriend seems to have been honest, though circumspect.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2017
  • Stay as gentle and circumspect as this slow loris is while eating a rice ball.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 21 Mar. 2020
  • Most of them are very circumspect and have people that advise them.
    — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022
  • The mayor was circumspect about just how long the new water plant might be around.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2026
  • Tessa, a year younger, is more circumspect.
    — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The man is careful and circumspect.
    — Joseph Palange, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Fadness said the city wants to be circumspect to get the right fit of companies.
    — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2018
  • But she was sternly advised to be more circumspect in the future or her job would be at stake.
    — Rachael Herron, Vox, 31 Oct. 2018
  • Still there are those who are a little more circumspect in their assessment of the city.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Yet this one, too, has a serious and circumspect artist at its center.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Alario was more circumspect about what the Senate might do with health care services.
    — Julia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com, 19 May 2017
  • Main Street is rightly more circumspect about the Fed’s largess.
    — Kevin Warsh, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2020
  • Others are far more circumspect.
    — Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Other experts are less circumspect and say the concept won’t work.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 May 2026
  • Other farmhands were less circumspect.
    — Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Even those who are more circumspect on gold’s prospects after its runup do not expect the price to go down anytime soon.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
  • On this subject, Wilkins is circumspect.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
  • And the people closest to her have been circumspect in their efforts on her behalf.
    — Louise Radnofsky, WSJ, 3 May 2022
  • There's a lot of people who are looking at their careers in health care in a very circumspect sort of way right now, too.
    — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Even Porsche is somewhat circumspect about the whole concept.
    — Jim Resnick, Car and Driver, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Many other Wall Streeters were more circumspect.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Victor is sharply candid about mental health and, in equal measure, circumspect of those who are not.
    — Jen Wang, Vogue, 27 May 2025
  • Ukraine has been even more circumspect, largely staying silent on any details of the fighting.
    — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 10 June 2023
  • When asked what has him most excited and most concerned about his team, Sendek was circumspect.
    — Steve Kroner, SFChronicle.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • These days, many athletes are slower to talk about politics, and leagues are more circumspect.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Asked about the search and interview process for the job, Garrett was more circumspect.
    — Matt Hamilton, latimes.com, 11 June 2019
  • Abraham Lincoln, who’d been more circumspect on the issue, was seen as a safer choice.
    — Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2021
  • England has been much more circumspect, with 12 crosses and 8 shots.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 July 2018
  • Consequently, Pani, who was not part of the team, is circumspect.
    — Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2022

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