wariness

[ UK /wˈe‍əɹinəs/ ]
[ US /ˈwɛɹinɪs/ ]
NOUN
  1. the trait of being cautious and watchful
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How To Use wariness In A Sentence

  • Only three per cent of people in Yorkshire said wariness of the police would put them off giving information.
  • This was his wife's idea, he says, a means of combating his wariness of the press.
  • Most of my interaction with the islanders was made treacherous by currents of wariness.
  • This cannot be excused as a polite wariness of meddling in another country 's due process. Times, Sunday Times
  • Groping for words, I tell her of my ongoing affection and respect, which has outlasted a cycle of hurts and mutual wariness.
  • Michael, the poster mentions Chef Achatz's impassioned response to some of Marco's comments during the panel -- and my general expressions of wariness and exhaustion with the longer, larger and more involved of today's "degustation" menus. Ruhlman.com
  • Wariness of restrictive boundaries is not confined to periodization. The Times Literary Supplement
  • But the illiquidity of the shares - the free float is only 33 per cent - instils wariness. Times, Sunday Times
  • Her wariness about talking about her children is a reminder of the dangers of her job.
  • Nelson grins, radiating laid-back cheer, in contrast to Bennington's barely disguised wariness.
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