seem wary
Frequency: 7.010.1 per million words
To give the impression of being cautious.
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Examples (10)
- He might seem wary at first, but he'll warm up to you.
- The new cat seems quite wary of its surroundings.
- Why do you seem so wary about the proposal?
- She had reason to seem wary after her past experiences.
- Investors seem increasingly wary of the volatile market.
- Even the usually confident leader began to seem wary.
- The children seemed a little wary of the large dog.
- Do you think they seem wary of our intentions?
- Despite his calm demeanor, he seemed inwardly wary.
- It's natural to seem wary when facing something new.