chariness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chariness
Example Sentences
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A big reason for chariness with a U.B.I. is that, so far, the program lives in people’s heads, untried on a national scale.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 2, 2018
Back in Warsaw after nine weeks in Rome attending the Second Vatican Council, Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, 61, doughty primate of Communist Poland, chided the Gomulka government on excessive chariness with pocket money.
From Time Magazine Archive
No small part of the Allingham charm is her chariness with detail.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her ardor undimmed by the chariness of the consent she had gained, she showered the lowering brow with cool, delicate little kisses until it grew smooth in spite of itself.
From The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe by Stanard, Mary Newton
To preserve however the chariness of their reputation, they insisted upon conducting me with them for a few miles on the outside of a stage-coach.
From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by Godwin, William
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