How to Use judicious in a Sentence

judicious

adjective
  • Judicious planning now can prevent problems later.
  • The best way to gauge that is through judicious use of metrics.
    — Rajeev Sharma, Forbes, 7 July 2022
  • With judicious pruning, it can be kept to about five feet tall.
    — Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The menu might be a judicious place to say out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • Has your work forced you to be more judicious about your online presence?
    — Madison Malone Kircher, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Madrid should be judicious but not shy about enforcing the laws.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2017
  • In the past, The Bear has been judicious in its use of Mikey.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 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
  • A bit of judicious editing might have tightened the pacing as well.
    — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • That means Martin had to be extra judicious this time around.
    — cleveland, 4 Apr. 2021
  • The new front office will likely be judicious in its spending.
    — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2018
  • 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
  • Homebuyers will just need to be more judicious in their approach.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Erik Spoelstra said the Heat would be judicious.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Rodriguez’s success is due in part to his judicious usage.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Janeway said that the clinic is very judicious about referring cases to the process.
    — Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • Fritzsche doesn’t add anything else to his wines besides a judicious amount of sulfur dioxide.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The monitor said Mock was judicious in her oversight of union funds.
    — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • The government has also broached a judicious reform of labour laws.
    — The Economist, 5 Dec. 2019
  • 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
  • Drizzle with a judicious amount of chili oil (or pass chili oil at the table and have diners drizzle on the hot stuff to suit their taste).
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 24 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • There's an art to the judicious use of profanity in a comedy.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Overuse of vinegar can alter soil pH, so be judicious with this solution.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 10 June 2026
  • All responses by the AI are given a judicious eye.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025

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