wariness
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- overwariness noun
Etymology
Origin of 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
However, associates have said his wariness over the direction of CBS News under Weiss made his decision easier.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Dimon’s wariness contrasts with his own bank’s strategist.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
It also represents wariness on the part of moderates toward the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party’s conservative religious vision for the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Her mother and sister, I notice, look at each other with something like wariness or anger or both.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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