leery

Example Sentences

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Yet years of fighting to get police and prosecutors to take his claims seriously made him leery.

From Los Angeles Times

Many military leaders and lawmakers are leery of threading too many national-security satellite networks through SpaceX, fearing the U.S. would become overly dependent on the company.

From The Wall Street Journal

MarketWatch asked readers to briefly describe how they feel about the economy; responses included “leery” and “confused.”

From MarketWatch

Some advocates, however, are leery of relying on technology and punitive fines that can continue historical harms, particularly for communities of color.

From Los Angeles Times

Republicans are more than fine with cruelty to humans, but apparently even they are leery of trying to elect a puppy killer.

From Salon