Definition of Wary

caution; guarded; careful

Examples of Wary in a sentence

One of the most important lessons that parents must teach young children is to always be wary of strangers.  🔊

Fluffy gave her owners a wary look when they walked in the door with a new puppy.  🔊

Despite their employer’s assurances, the workers were wary of the changes he was requiring in their contracts.  🔊

After they had lost one horse to a rattlesnake bite, the riders remained wary of their surroundings as they made their way through the desert.  🔊

Compared to the other animals in the shelter, the greyhound seems more wary around people, as if she has been abused.  🔊

The sailors watched the horizon anxiously, wary of the approaching storm.  🔊

I’ve told my mother to be wary of telemarketers because so many of them prey on elderly widows.  🔊

Despite my warning for the children to be gentle with the baby rabbits, their rowdy behavior has made the poor bunnies wary and nervous.  🔊

He could tell that she didn’t trust him from the wary expression on her face.  🔊

We stood motionless watching the deer grazing below, wary that the slightest sound would make them run away.  🔊

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