guardedness
- a word derived from guarded.
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
Also, according to superstition, a person’s own animal year is thought to be a time for guardedness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 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
Look at the way Barack Obama leans forward with his arms crossed in Kehinde Wiley’s 2018 presidential portrait, conveying a sense of guardedness.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
All the guardedness, all the suspicions between me and Ruth evaporated, and we seemed to remember everything we’d once meant to each other.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
