How to Use wary in a Sentence

wary

adjective
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  • The store owner kept a wary eye on him.
  • Investors are increasingly wary about putting money into stocks.
  • But Gen Z is the most wary of them all, the report finds.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
  • But some cyclists are wary about sharing the road with cars.
    — Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Be wary of potential scams and look for the warning signs.
    — Ashley Donohoe, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Note that a little goes a long way, so finer hair types should be wary of overuse.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
  • The guilds are wary of being pitted against each other.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • This isn’t the first time that bidders have been wary of an Alsdorf piece on the auction circuit.
    — Elyssa Cherney, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2023
  • But wary investors will give them food for thought: is Nvidia the next Apple, or Radioshack?
    — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But many people are wary, since we've(Opens in a new window) been burned before.
    — Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 10 July 2023
  • Some may be wary of getting three shots at once, a concern Schaffner echoed.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 22 July 2023
  • There are many other products that promise to rid you of rodents, but be wary.
    — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • Recently, the Party has signalled that the purge of the private sector is over, but many have grown wary.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Buckley was raised by a daughter of the Old South and was by temperament wary of sharp change.
    — Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Those with small kids or pets, however, might want to be wary of a high pile carpet, as these can be the hardest to clean.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The White House wants to preserve the truce and has been wary of taking action in Yemen that could open up another war front.
    — Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • This event looms large in the minds of many who are now wary of further radiation exposure in the area.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 7 July 2023
  • Section 8 still holds a stigma, and some landlords are wary of would-be tenants.
    — Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Attention to detail Be wary of the subtle signs of phishing emails.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Barnes was initially wary about signing on to Shadow and Bone.
    — Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Japan and the Netherlands agreed to join the U.S. export controls last year, but are wary of tightening rules further.
    — Alan Murray, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Be wary of any company that is not listed as in good standing.
    — Nina Derwin, Redbook, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Streisand herself says, by way of introduction, that she’s been wary of the press nearly her whole life.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
  • In Canada, health officials have been casting a wary eye on the push to import from their country.
    — Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • And children who have been raised to be wary of aggression may well avoid those who exhibit it.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • But be wary of claims from this brand and others that tout their fabric as coming from bamboo; in the end, the fabric is still just rayon.
    — Lexie Sachs and Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 21 Mar. 2023
  • At the same time, the CCP has been less direct as the election approaches, wary of overdoing it, experts note.
    — Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The campaign is also wary of stories that might make Trump look too extreme, or even overtly racist.
    — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Trump’s lawyers warned the court to be wary of criminal charges based on a president’s official acts.
    — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • But true talls tend to be wary of phony talls — women in stilettos, for example.
    — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023

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