guarded welcome
Frequency: 6.55.2 per million words
a welcome that is not very friendly or enthusiastic
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Examples (20)
- The new ambassador received a guarded welcome from the host country's officials.
- The committee gave the new proposal a guarded welcome, noting potential drawbacks.
- The controversial new CEO was met with a guarded welcome from the anxious employees.
- Despite her cheerful facade, she offered him a somewhat guarded welcome.
- After years of silence, his return earned a guarded welcome from his skeptical relatives.
- The foreign dignitary received a guarded welcome from the skeptical local residents.
- The returning player, who had once left the team on bad terms, was given a guarded welcome by the fans.
- Investors initially gave the startup a guarded welcome due to its unproven technology.
- The radical proposal received a guarded welcome from the committee, who requested more data.
- After years of absence, his return was met with a guarded welcome by his estranged family.
- The announcement of the new AI technology was given a guarded welcome by privacy advocates.
- The critics' reviews offered a guarded welcome to the experimental play.
- The settlers' arrival on the island was met with a guarded welcome from the indigenous population.
- She extended a guarded welcome to her former rival, unsure of their true intentions.
- The controversial artist was given a guarded welcome at the conservative gallery opening.
- The company's announcement of restructuring received a guarded welcome from its employees.
- Although they were polite, the welcome the inspectors received was distinctly guarded.
- He sensed the guarded welcome in their eyes, knowing he still had to earn their trust.
- Any new policy is likely to face a guarded welcome until its benefits are proven.
- The peace treaty was met with a guarded welcome by some factions, who remained wary.