guardedness
Example Sentences
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Thereafter, he became a self-described “crony and confidant,” despite McMurtry’s guardedness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
His warmth offsets Ridley’s performance of Fran’s awkward guardedness, and Robert’s persistence helps to crack her open — an uncomfortable but ultimately necessary process.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
And the air of emotional guardedness reveals, in retrospect, the deep, anguished feeling that has been there all along.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
For all this guardedness, and all the “aloneness” she poured into “Death in Her Hands,” Moshfegh isn’t alone anymore.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2020
There was no guardedness, no defensive wall, no spacey/absent look.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
