eye warily
Frequency: 7.210.5 per million words
to look at someone or something carefully, because you do not trust them
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Examples (10)
- The dog began to eye the stranger warily as he approached its owner.
- She couldn't help but eye the suspicious package warily from a distance.
- After the incident, he would eye every new colleague warily.
- The politician eyed the reporter's challenging question warily, choosing his words carefully.
- Tourists often eye street vendors warily in unfamiliar cities.
- Having been cheated before, she eyed the tempting offer warily.
- The child eyed the large, barking dog warily, clinging to his mother's leg.
- He continued to eye the flickering lights warily, fearing a power outage.
- Despite her friendly smile, I couldn't help but eye her intentions warily.
- The security guard eyed the group of teenagers warily as they entered the store.