leary
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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Directorate leaders were leary of Oswald—and they were furious when, only a little later, they saw him passing out “Hands Off Cuba” pamphlets on a New Orleans street corner.
From Time • May 3, 2016
He said he believes coaches have valid concerns about the process, or the pairings results, but admits he's a little leary of having a committee subjectively seed teams.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2011
Against Arab hate and Soviet arms, Israelis were scornful of promises and leary of guarantees; by their own strength they had survived, and would survive.
From Time Magazine Archive
Later, Jes�s took another common-law wife�like all the men in his crowd, he was leary of church or civil marriage, preferring, at least in theory, to keep his freedom.
From Time Magazine Archive
I would have enjoyed a good warmin' as well as any one, but I was mighty leary about havin' a big fire.
From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard
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