wariness

Example Sentences

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When it was announced, there was wariness about how the comedy sketch show would translate for a British audience.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

But Mr. Belcher doesn’t succeed in making Coriolanus’ wariness of empty words a mark of his nobility of spirit—imperfect though it is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Though Project Iceworm never became reality, its history and that of U.S. military activity in Greenland do a lot to explain wariness over Trump’s plans for the island.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Appetite in recent months has been growing for real assets such as precious metals and real estate versus those connected to the dollar because of wariness over U.S. deficits and more potential dollar weakening.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Basta scrutinized him with a mixture of wariness and arrogance.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke