Used in a Sentence

prudential

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for prudential.

Editorial note

Although they've gotten increasingly commercially commoditized, Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall, Newbury Street and the Prudential Center are mostly done right.

Examples19
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of prudential gathered in one view.

adjective

Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious.

adjective

Characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation.

adjective

Advisory; superintending or executive.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for prudential.

adjective

Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious.

adjective

Characterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation.

adjective

Advisory; superintending or executive.

Example sentences

1

Although they've gotten increasingly commercially commoditized, Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall, Newbury Street and the Prudential Center are mostly done right.

2

For instance, in Boston, some blacks who lived where the Prudential now is were pushed out toward Roxbury and Dorchester.

3

Here, a particularized injury is raised but the problem is that the injury is speculative rather than actual, so the problem would be with Constitutional requirements for standing, not the prudential elements.

4

The manner in which we deal with such cases is a prudential matter, not a matter or principle.

5

I can't think of a single secular concern regarding human enhancement that isn't prudential at best.

6

Well political question doctrine also has a big prudential element.

7

There are general moral principles, and the law plays a role in determining their particular, contingent application in a circumscribed and prudential manner within the given circumstances.

8

The opposition is generally not categorical in the way that, e.g., the opposition to direct abortion is categorical, but prudential in that it considers the actual conditions that obtain in the world and the options that are realistically available.

9

I worked at Prudential about 10 years ago, as a FTE.

10

Interesting, maybe we should revoke IPv4 assignations to Apple, Ford, HP, Prudential etc.

11

That's why the Prudential Center in Boston and Star Market were built above the pike in 1963, and a few years later, the hotel in Newton Corner and some buildings attached to the Hancock tower in Boston.

12

In theory if you become unable to do your job due to disability you should get disability insurance, which is mandatory in NY, but it sounds like Prudential rejected the claim, hence the letter from the doctor there.

Quote examples

1

Standing has both Constitutional elements and prudential elements (the latter could be referred to as "common law"); the actual injury element is Constitutional, but the prohibition on generalized rather than particular injury is prudential.

2

The Prudential Center is the most "gray box" of them all, but the skylight that cuts through nearly the entire structure opens it up quite a bit.

3

The small-print: "We aren’t a bank yet, but we are applying to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for authorisation to become one" Edit: But a serious question though about your announcement.

4

FYI, a recent "shake-up" of financial regulation saw the FSA (Financial Services Authority) change its name to the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority), and certain parts/responsibilities of the old FSA were (nominally) hived off to a new Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA), which falls under the remit of the Bank of England.

Proper noun examples

1

Building from the first picture, The Prudential[0], looks pretty much the same right now[1].

2

I don't confuse IBM and Intel, Barclay's and Prudential, or Ford and GM simply because they occupy similar locations in the color space.

3

>Prudential didn't need an affiliate locator application.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use prudential in a sentence?

Although they've gotten increasingly commercially commoditized, Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall, Newbury Street and the Prudential Center are mostly done right.

What does prudential mean?

Of a person: exercising prudence; cautious.

What part of speech is prudential?

prudential is commonly used as adjective.