How To Use Wary In A Sentence

Sceptics stung by that debacle may still be wary. Times, Sunday Times
The police will need to keep a wary eye on this area of town .
A curious and unwary fish would become a meal when the goosefish inhaled and quickly engulfed its prey.
In the hands of the untrained and unwary it can cause untold damage to your wealth.
Fish were abundant, to be sure, along that coast, where the invisible fruitfulness of the sea made compensation for the blank barrenness of the land; but they were swift and wary, and had to be caught, one at a time, outwitted and outspeeded in their own element. Kings in Exile

The cassowary evolved amid the Wet Tropics, thriving on figs, quandongs, and other distinctive fruits.
Many South Africans are apparently wary of what they see as ignoble intentions by profit-hungry American drug companies.
Somehow that was considerate of them, but they still were wary.
With its quicksands the river usually drowns a few unwary visitors every season.
He was a suspicious cat, wary of people getting pensive.
Here was no pindling fowl that had taken the veil and lived a cloistered life; here was no wiredrawn and trained-down cross-country turkey, but a lusty giant of a bird that would have been a cassowary, probably, or an emu, if he had lived, his bosom a white mountain of lusciousness, his interior a Golconda and not a Golgotha. The Old Foodie
You seem to be wary of anthropomorphising apes.
Stock Commissioners to do away with the inspectorship at Medora, but the Committee, too, was wary of giving offense. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands
Voters appreciate some interest from candidates on environmental issues, but they are wary of candidates who are perceived as being too narrowly focused on environmentalism.
But be wary of the calorie load of the fusilli. Times, Sunday Times
Unions may be wary of promises made on the back of pay cuts. Times, Sunday Times
In the early '50s, Bate's parents, Bev and Viv (or Viv and Bev-no one can say for sure), swapped him to unwary tinkers for a three-legged dog.
A sharp iron nail unseen might "dawk" the skin off an unwary hand. The Life of the Fields
The rhetoric was wary and opaque, the mutual mistrust colossal. Times, Sunday Times
However, she warned diabetics to be wary of fruits with moderate calorific values such as mango, pomegranate and jackfruit, and high calorie fruits such as dates and grapes.
Ever since the UK released that whole “G-spot does not exist study” I was a little wary. A Spanking A Day Keeps Failure Away? | Her Bad Mother
He is already wary of the second season syndrome and the need to freshen the squad. Times, Sunday Times
The rescuers have been forced to keep a wary eye out for further avalanches cascading down on them. Times, Sunday Times
Helena studies a deeply crimsoned rose, almost unnaturally so, and takes a long, wary look at the protruding thorns. The Iron Maiden « A Fly in Amber
And biologists at universities are wary of spending years designing an experiment that may be postponed or lost in space.
But the ceremonies are likely to be resisted by some young Britons, who are naturally wary of what they regard as flag-waving patriotism.
They're browsing the wet grass the snow has left and, statued, stare at me in deep silence and I see whatever light there is gather to glossy pools in their eight mild, barely curious but wary eyes. What Light There Is
He has a rather manic look about him - scrunched up face and a very low gravelly voice - and when I was first introduced to him I'll admit to being pretty wary.
The heron resumed his beady-eyed stance, scanning the depths of the pond for an unwary goldfish.
Lee has 9-9 making top trips but he has to be wary of players staying with four-flushes and four-straights hoping to fill their hands.
Getting back to the task at hand, he scooped visible wreckage away, wary of the glass shards and smiled in triumph as he spotted his quarry.
Lettice, introduced, stood back a little, wary, seeming to appraise them both. THE GOLDEN LION
The road was uneven, often concealing deep chasms, all too ready to welcome unwary travelers into the darkness of some unseen cavern far below.
In the heady days of 2006 and 2007, investors often asked Mr. Thin questions about less-familiar currencies such as the Ukrainian hryvnia and Romanian leu, but the inquiries stopped abruptly when the global recession made investors wary about taking on riskier assets. 'Frontier' Markets Ahead For Currency Investors?
He's unjudgmental, unreligious and wary of doctrine. Times, Sunday Times
And it's up to each of us to protect our own little corner of cyberspace, by patching our software and being wary of unsolicited e-mail.
This explanation sounds plausible, but we need to be wary of assuming that the Danes and East Angles still thought of themselves as fundamentally different from one another.
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Both the Republican and Democratic camps are becoming wary of a backlash.
With household budgets under such pressure we must be wary of introducing unnecessary new regulation. Times, Sunday Times
She had started out wary, in no way wishing to harm the prince, but after he attempted to grapple her, she had released all fury within her.
In "China's Water Pistol," Paul Krugman turned commentary on China into a general attack on those who remain wary of the United States' large public debt.
Although none of this indicates any form of impropriety, it does illustrate the scale of the market and why many international investors are wary of it.
The roadway had become a flowing ribbon of silk, gemmed with yellow cat-like eyes that floated past wary and curious in their regard for him and his nervous horse. CHAPTER II
The Hurt Locker, the senses are stretched to a point of acute tension and wary, analytical alertness; but one facet of Bigelow's greatness is the way that this sort of subjective state, as well, can be seen, heard, and felt to overflow as a kind of nonsubjective sensorial immersion. Warren Ellis
The way every crash of bowling balls and pins made her jump, and caused her eyes to dart about like those of a wary rabbit or a wild mare made him want to take her in his arms and allay all her fears.
Defending the weak and helpless may mean using strong and muscular language to warn the unwary of the designs of those who seek their ruin. Christianity Today
Her power is unmistakably sexual, but it strips unwary men of their manliness.
Of course there were birds and beasts, and cages populous with monkeys; and there was an emeu -- the weird bird that can not fly, the Australian cassowary. In the Footprints of the Padres
People who live on an island are bound to be wary of outsiders, since foreigners who come from overseas seem somehow more outlandish than someone simply trotting over a land boundary.
Hole-in-the-wall users in the area should be wary after a town centre cash machine was tampered with.
It looks almost like a cluster, and I have known unwary observers to confuse it with the Pleiades.
He also taught me that you should be most wary when politicians are trying to get something.
How cassowaries produce their deep ‘boom’ is unclear, though Mack and his team speculate that cassowary communication is linked to the tall casques, or horn-like crests, that rise from the bird's head.
Amiridis and other school officials, wary of potential opposition from political leaders who have already criticized colleges and universities for what they describe as inefficient and duplicative growth, stress that the Greenville medical program will not be a "new" medical school. TheState.com: Homepage
The unlucky or unwary freeze in the streets or are hit by passing subway trains.
So just as much as the text in an article, be wary of the message presented in any image.
Jiu, who had a "close relationship" with Chávez, was "wary of close contact with the U.S. Embassy" and was "quietly pensive" at the suggestion that China might apprise the U.S. in advance of its sales of communications satellites to Venezuela. Nikolas Kozloff: Caracas Cables: "Loco Chávez Time," Chinese Ambassador in Venezuela & "Fascist Military Elements"
The unmeaning application of the words relaxation and bracing to warm and cold baths has much prevented the use of this grateful stimulus; and the misuse of the term warm-bath, when applied to baths colder than the body, as to those of Buxton and Matlock, and to artificial baths of less than 90 degrees of heat, which ought to be termed cold ones, has contributed to mislead the unwary in their application. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life
It was because it refused to die that he still ate muskeg berries and minnows, drank his hot water, and kept a wary eye on the sick wolf.
I was wary of it awakening all my feelings again but excited too and knew I would not turn her down. The Sun
This food can only be adequately compared to the execrable fare that used to await unwary travellers at the highway service stations of my youth.
Documents rarely set out to trick historians, but they can bamboozle the unwary at every turn.
If you heft the egg afterward it's as light as feather, and not very filling when you're hungry; but a basketful of them would make quite a show and would bamboozle the unwary.
These it gave a wide berth, wary of any head-on confrontation with the regime.
Wary of democracy, he helped enshrine a rural gerrymander in the Legislative Council of which he was a member 1890-1916.
Opposite the hotel was a refugee camp with children who were constantly trying to part unwary tourists from their money.
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Blacks harpoon dugong as they do turtle, but the sport demands greater patience and dexterity, for the dugong is a wary animal and shy, to be approached only with the exercise of artful caution. The Confessions of a Beachcomber
I believe there is a network in hotels that carries news of potential problem guests, and women, dressed up and drinking alone in the lobby lounge are definitely noticed and marked by bartenders and waiters with wary glances that move out amongst the bellmen and house staff. Faceless
The strange look in his eyes made me wary of accepting his offer.
They will also be wary. The Sun
It's easy to see why MacLeod has to remain guarded and wary of all those he encounters.
As pensioners on fixed incomes, we were amazed at the sum involved and would like to warn others to be wary.
They said that when dealing with the post people should be particularly wary of any unexpected packages with unusual postmarks or unusual packaging.
Australian TV executives were wary of such a project and its unabashed depiction of such swaggering women but Riley and Turner persevered and eventually won the day, delivering a classy, confident spoof of suburban sybarites.
The addition of subsection is another dangerous trap for the unwary.
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Giant crowned pigeons, small wallaby kangaroos, cassowary birds, tree kangaroos, and wild boars are abundant within an hour's walk of the village.
More resources are required and one has to acknowledge that because of their absence the teaching profession is wary of accepting additional responsibilities.
The unwary movement caused her foot to slip on the footpath made muddy by the overnight rain.
So I can imagine there may be some who also feel wary about a little-known process that has been in place for years. Times, Sunday Times
More resources are required and one has to acknowledge that because of their absence the teaching profession is wary of accepting additional responsibilities.
Told that the cassowary is a bird, a program written in Church might conclude that cassowaries can probably fly. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
Asked to look to the future Adu briefly hesitates, perhaps wary of relighting the promotional touchpaper, yet can't resist touching on the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
The glass was not tinted and there was no tell-tale rain smear to alert the unwary. Times, Sunday Times
With its quicksands the river usually drowns a few unwary visitors every season.
You must be wary of becoming a plaster for his wounds which he may throw away. The Sun
Be wary of anything he says, because a good portion of it has an ulterior motive behind it that will not lead to marriage.
Away from the soccer field, European smokers are eyeballing Norway with a wary eye.
Here was no pindling fowl that had taken the veil and lived the cloistered life; here was no wiredrawn and trained-down cross-country turkey, but a lusty giant of a bird that would have been a cassowary, probably, or an emu, if he had lived, his bosom a white mountain of lusciousness, his interior a Golconda and not a Golgotha. Cobb's Bill-of-Fare
For example, the cassowary (a large flightless bird) feeds on bright blue and red fruit.
The Anganen rawa man emerges in the image of the cassowary as the solitary, kinless, irrational, violent being of masculine excess.
She had told him about her broken engagement and how deeply hurt and wary she had felt after it.
I am wary of unneeded redistribution programs, or a central wage setting, but market forces aren't even the best system around.
I was especially wary of them this time, now that I knew their swords were poisoned, and dodged them as they attempted to advance on me.
His wavy, coal-black hair is pushed into his face by the blasts of cold wind; his eyes look wary but clearer than she's seen them.
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The whole experience made me wary of judging people. Times, Sunday Times
I will promise thee this reward for thy labor: if thou consider well the actions of the world, thou shalt find him much practised by those that condemn him; who willingly would walk as theeves do with close lanternes in the night, that they being undescried, and yet seeing all, might surprise the unwary in the dark. Machiavelli, Volume I
Many larger operators, struggling in an out of favour telecoms market are now wary of the costs.
Some pedestrians walked past for a second time, and like the woman they gave you wary looks.
The bird seen by the party was a species of cassowary, which is found in The South Sea Whaler
JR first heard of the existence of the TED prize two weeks ago, and initially was wary in communicating with prize officials through Skype, disguising himself in dark glasses and a low-brimmed hat, according to the Times. ARTINFO: Mysterious Globetrotting Street Artist JR Wins $100,000 TED Prize
An exotic beauty, with fire at her heart, a flame that could easily devour an unwary man.
Her hand strayed to the hilt of the small dagger that hung from a black leather belt about her waist at all times, and she took three wary paces forward.
The first is to be wary of any increase in the pound. Times, Sunday Times
But in the meantime the history of Yiddish warns us to be wary of dogmatic statements about its life and death.
They tend to be wary of public funding, but accept limits on contributions and expenditure.
I told him about the cassowary, a flightless, man-size bird that lives in the rainforests and has a razor claw on each foot with which it can slice you open in a deft and appallingly expansive manner.
However, she warned diabetics to be wary of fruits with moderate calorific values such as mango, pomegranate and jackfruit, and high calorie fruits such as dates and grapes.
They'll use letters, postcards, telegrams, cars and whatever other technology is at hand to snare the unwary.
With so many traps waiting to ensnare the unwary we shouldn't be surprised that more and more of us are resorting to gifts that are less likely to betray our vulnerable cores.
It does make you feel wary of other people in that profession, which is a shame.
He was always keyed up, alert for attack, wary of being attacked, with an eye for sudden and unexpected missiles, prepared to act precipitately and coolly, to leap in with a flash of teeth, or to leap away with a menacing snarl. The Outcast
But we former players of a certain vintage are wary about writing off anything with his big bear paw imprint upon it. Times, Sunday Times
“For birders, the cassowary is their holy grail,” Mick tells me as we share tea on the veranda overlooking the garden. Birdology
The emotional life sentence now facing Cable is one that may convince other witnesses to be wary of taking on known, hardened criminals.
Supporters of other candidates have been wary of asking Sanford to step down because they did not want to give Bauer a long-term tryout for the state's top job. USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
It is this prospect that has prompted trade union leaders with a public-sector contingent to be wary about the single currency project.
As the band lets the dueling guitars heat up, Johnson barks like a flea market pitchman, bargaining with wary shoppers for humanism and attention.
Keeping a wary eye on the black speck above him, Sam urged Sprout on. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
The women look not just somber but grim, their mouths taut, their eyes wary.
There are loads of gardening gadgets and new tools around to tempt the unwary shopper, but in my view most of these novelties will not stand the test of time and you would be unlikely to find them still in use by this time next year.
But we former players of a certain vintage are wary about writing off anything with his big bear paw imprint upon it. Times, Sunday Times
Advisers to company boardrooms say they are increasingly wary of activists influencing long-term investors. Times, Sunday Times
The first episode sees teams selling printed merchandise to unwary punters. The Sun
We must teach children to be wary of strangers.
Be wary of those who ask you to blame your hormones/biology: essentialism is not required here. Spiral
There's plenty here to trap the unwary and baffle even the inveterate gambler!
This makes for a well-rounded graduate student capable of effectively assuming a role in a field of their choosing, wary of both the gallantries and pitfalls potentially ahead of them.
Big cities are vivid and exciting, but also tense, wary of eye contact and likely to steal your wallet. Times, Sunday Times
More like a liqueur than an aperitif (although it is deceptively sweet), only the unwary would approach it with abandon.
Therefore, understanding how your brain became so vigilant and wary, and so easily hijacked by alarm, is the first step toward gaining more control over that ancient circuitry. Rick Hanson, Ph.D.: Confronting the Negativity Bias
The ostensible glory of that company allures the unwary investor.
They are proud of this man but also a bit wary now. Times, Sunday Times
Two romantic relationships were aborted by wary fathers. The Times Literary Supplement
From internet identity fraud to mobile phone scams, it seems there are now a myriad of ways in which crooks can strike against the unwary.
Jiu, who had a "close relationship" with ChÃ¡vez, was "wary of close contact with the U.S. Embassy" and was "quietly pensive" at the suggestion that China might apprise the U.S. in advance of its sales of communications satellites to Venezuela. Nikolas Kozloff: Caracas Cables: "Loco ChÃ¡vez Time," Chinese Ambassador in Venezuela & "Fascist Military Elements"
Whenever I have been fortunate to watch a party of Breckland hawfinches they were very wary, taking flight at the first alarm and rocketing into the treetops.
Hundreds of wary eyes view me with suspicion as I begin taking pictures, kiting back and forth in the tide.
Nevertheless, they saw, though unable to get near them, a couple of those large birds peculiar to Australia, a sort of cassowary, called emu, five feet in height, and with brown plumage, which belong to the tribe of waders. The Mysterious Island
The clerk pauses to greet two bulkily clad, dot-faced women wary of crossing the slippery road, but ungallantly fails to raise his regulation top-hat.
The most dangerous trap for the unwary is the regulation on self-dealing - a legal principle that prevents I.R.A. owners from making investments that benefit themselves or certain family members, even indirectly. Rocky Mount Telegram - Business
The gray people, as a friend of mine called the dour-looking youths of the downtown arts crowd, stuffed into the room on old folding chairs and splintering benches, everyone stepping carefully amid broken floorboards and keeping one wary eye on the wires and pipes hanging from the ceiling. Enemies: A Literary Love Story
In charged Bella Abzug, who former Ms. editor Suzanne Braun Levine noted wasn't "polite" or "motherly" -- and therefore, everyone from the conservatives to the peace activists were wary of. Jessica Wakeman: On Sexist Media Coverage of Hillary Clinton
That was their last word on it, so these letters just look like a sort of trap for the unwary, which is not fair," said Ofer Lion, a lawyer who has written about the issue. Msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Besides contending with occasional fruit shortages, the waxwing must also be wary of an excess of fermented fruit, as alcohol poisoning is a real threat.
I had no idea she'd involvf all men, and then by the time she had grown hrough that and occasionally allowed herself to ac - cpt the odd date with the men who asked her out he had been wary of allowing herself to get inolved, having seen the effect of any such often smporary relationships on the children of other sin - le mothers. Payment Due
The emigrants had great fun at first coaxing their unwary fellows to stand near the windward gangway, and get well "soused" by the water which now and then came dashing over the rails. The Liberian Exodus. An Account of Voyage of the First Emigrants in the Bark "Azor," and Their Reception at Monrovia, with a Description of Liberia--Its Customs and Civilization, Romances and Prospects.
But we former players of a certain vintage are wary about writing off anything with his big bear paw imprint upon it. Times, Sunday Times
Here, a song picturisation featuring Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai was shot at the historic site of the Machu Picchu. Ashwariya Rai on a comeback trail with ��Endhiran��
O no, the wary Nature sends a new troop of fairer forms, of lordlier youths, with a little more excess of direction to hold them fast to their several aim; makes them a little wrong-headed in that direction in which they are rightest, and on goes the game again with new whirl, for a generation or two more. XIV. Essays. Nature. 1844
Only the eyes, veiled with a wary blankness, might give an observer pause. DEATH SPEAKS SOFTLY
I tend to like a lot of games that are "arty", but I would be wary of games becoming legitimate because with legitimacy comes stagnation and boredom. The Path For Art Games
Also, users should still be wary of suspicious - looking emails in their in-boxes.
The exposed live wires pose a great danger to unwary people, especially children who could touch these wires while playing.
In light of what he calls the processed food industry's co-option of "sustainability" and its vast spending on marketing, Pollan advises to be wary of any food that's advertised. Signs of the Times
It would be wise to be wary of predictions and to beware of generalisations.
Stock and bond investors have been wary for months that the economy would overheat and prompt the Fed to tighten.
We kept a wary eye out for the giant who could squash all of our cream puffs with one blunt-fingered poke.
The wary fighter backs off from you and so must be encouraged to make all the running.
Publishers remain wary of printing special editions. Times, Sunday Times
The only thing to be wary of is electrical gremlins: check everything works correctly when test-driving cars. Times, Sunday Times
Haphazardly installed electrical wiring is common in many small private schools and can create fires or electrocute an unwary child or teacher.
Shivering in the cold and drawing on a cigarette, she keeps a wary eye on any passers by.
Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.
To be frank, his bat was held too straight, his careful answers the product of wary years of dealing with the media.
I was a little bit wary or a little bit leery because he had to pick the gun up and put it in the bag, so of course I was watching what he was doing.
I was a little wary of spending $30 on this gadget, which looks like a cross-between a plunger and a pogo stick.
Shops were shuttered and the few people whom we saw looked grim and wary. Times, Sunday Times
His knees still on the ground, he crawled towards the bench, wary of his surroundings.
Perhaps that means they should be more wary and cautious in the future.
The backchannel is the twitter stream that audience members now rather routinely produce while a conference speaker or panel holds forth at the front of the room; it carries for the unwary, unprepared, or just plain unlikeable speaker. ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
So, she made her way to it and slowly nudged it forward, keeping a wary eye on him.
When they plant their taro gardens, they call the cassowary “Truly Big Man” and “Truly Important One” instead. Birdology
There used to be a logical reason to be wary of elections. Times, Sunday Times
Mortgage lenders are wary of providing loans to borrowers known to be using stamp duty mitigation schemes. Times, Sunday Times
He was short and thickset, barely the required Service height, with wary eyes and a pleasant, nondescript face. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
I stayed beside the attacker, keeping a wary eye on him in case he decided to try anything. Times, Sunday Times
Older officers are wary of such heavy-handed tactics. Times, Sunday Times
By nature, alligators are shy and reclusive, and are typically wary of humans.
Although fresh water is ample, guests are reminded to be wary of their water usage.
Pot holes can is lethal for the unwary cyclist.
Aishwarya Pastapur, 13, from Springfield, Ill., who loved to pump her arm and exclaim "Yes!" after getting a word correct, finished third after flubbing "menhir", a type of monolith. Undefined
With no water visible, this stretch of the canal will be a danger to the unwary walker and young children.
He is aloof, distant, perhaps slightly wary. Times, Sunday Times
When that is coupled with temporary blindness by the sun, a hidden trap lies waiting to ensnare the unwary driver.
A gilded silver twopence might well pass for a gold half-crown to the unwary.
When word of the visits reached the local subprefecture—who were very wary, as relations with Germany were shaky and spy scares were common—they interviewed the visitor, and their report was sent to the Deuxième Bureau the French MI5 in Paris. The Sion Revelation
When buying goods, be wary of interest-free deals, because the cost of the credit is built into the price of the item.
As the unwary are allured by the "well-favored harlot's" looks, so Israel, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
The king's prestige was diminished, and European powers became wary of intervening on his behalf.
It was a sort of whispered squawk, which shows that the bluejay is a wary bird even in the cradle. Little Brothers of the Air
Also be wary of copycat holiday websites. The Sun
He spoke soft words and the girls seemed to relax, giving Abe's men wary glances.
Without a guarantee from a multilateral agency, commercial banks are wary of taking a punt on a mega-project in communist Laos.
So wary was Caroline of public exposure, so devoid of introspection is the book, that the authors even removed from their finished manuscript a section titled Onassis v. American Legacy
Mid-January to mid-February was the warmest it's been seen 1659 (which is when records began), foxing unwary plants into flowering prematurely, to give the frost something to kill.
A glaciologist said the crevasses could be wide open, waiting to swallow the unwary.

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