WARY in a Sentence

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28 example sentences for WARY, such as:

1. His reception was grave, silent, and wary.
2. She was wary of getting involved with him.
3. Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.
4. You are perfectly right to be wary and discreet.
5. The fellow is wary and cunning to the last degree.

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 Meanings and Examples of WARY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
wary
 a.  very cautious; on guard; watchful
Classic Sentence: (18 in 2 pages)
1  When serenely advancing on one of these journeys, if any strange suspicious sights are seen, my lord whale keeps a wary eye on his interesting family.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 88. Schools and Schoolmasters.
2  The instant the father seconded this intimation by an expressive gesture of the hand, Uncas threw himself on the ground, and approached the animal with wary movements.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3
3  But the wary and vigilant leader of the Hurons was not so easily disconcerted.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 12
4  Large piles of brush lay scattered about the clearing, and a wary and aged squaw was occupied in firing as many as might serve to light the coming exhibition.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23
5  The wary, though seemingly abstracted Uncas, caught a glimpse of the movement, and turning suddenly to the light, their looks met.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 24
6  Four or five of the latter only lingered about the door of the prison of Uncas, wary but close observers of the manner of their captive.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 26
7  His reception was grave, silent, and wary.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28
8  He was not deceived; for, after another short consultation, the wary Delaware turned to him again, and expressed the determination of the chiefs, though in the most considerate language.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 29
9  They were big blue eyes rather like her own, but with a certain uneasiness in them, a look sometimes of an uneasy little boy, sometimes a look of sullen selfishness, usually good-humoured and wary.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
10  As he glanced timidly up, and met the Jew's searching look, he felt that his pale face and trembling limbs were neither unnoticed nor unrelished by that wary old gentleman.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
11  You are perfectly right to be wary and discreet.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House
12  The fellow is wary and cunning to the last degree.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12. Death on the Moor
13  Put this and that together, my tender pupil,' returned the wary Mowcher, touching her nose, 'work it by the rule of Secrets in all trades, and the product will give you the desired result.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 22. SOME OLD SCENES, AND SOME NEW PEOPLE
14  And, looking at his strong, agile, assiduously careful and needlessly wary movements, the mother felt her mind at rest, and smiled gaily and approvingly as she watched him.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 9
15  I saw that my friend was not intent on further effort, and occupied myself binding up my wrist, keeping a wary eye on the prostrate figure all the time.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
Example Sentence:
1  The police will need to keep a wary eye on this area of town.
2  I'm always wary of men wearing suits, as I equate this with power and authority.
3  She was wary of getting involved with him.
4  The legal system is full of snares for those who are not wary.
5  The strange look in his eyes made me wary of accepting his offer.
6  Be wary of strangers who offer you a ride.
7  People did not teach their children to be wary of strangers.
8  Many companies are wary of their socialist leanings.
9  Many teachers remain wary of linking test scores to paychecks.
10  He could be blunt, but he was also erudite, witty and outspoken in an era when bosses have become ever more wary of courting controversy.