All 9 Uses of
prudent
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- Bad as are the laws and customs in a slaveholding community, the doctor, as a professional man, deemed it prudent to keep up some outward show of decency.†
Chpt 5
- He was too prudent to come into her room.†
Chpt 6 *
- As a matter of prudence no names were mentioned.†
Chpt 18
- Such prudence may seem extraordinary in a boy of twelve years, but slaves, being surrounded by mysteries, deceptions, and dangers, early learn to be suspicious and watchful, and prematurely cautious and cunning.†
Chpt 29
- My sobs reached the ears of the captain, who came and very kindly reminded us, that for his safety, as well as our own, it would be prudent for us not to attract any attention.†
Chpt 30
- He assured us that he would keep a good lookout, and if we acted prudently, he thought we should be in no danger.†
Chpt 30
- She took me out to see the city as much as she deemed prudent.†
Chpt 31
- In our situation it was not prudent to attract attention, and I was about to pay him what he required, when a man near by shook his head for me not to do it.†
Chpt 32
- She can be taken very easily, if you manage prudently.†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(prudent) sensible and careful