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How to use wary in a sentence

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Other distinctions to be wary of include whether the tax is on the estate of the deceased or on what an inheritor actually receives.
There was something about his eyes that made Robin feel wary of him, the eyes of someone deceitful and traitorous.
Even under the Stuarts, when scholars were becoming wary of it, it was still celebrated by poets and playwrights.
It would be wise to be wary of predictions and to beware of generalisations.
Some religious leaders were wary of his travels, viewing his trips abroad as a way to expand the influence of Catholicsm.
Police are warning the public to be wary of travelling salesmen, in particular those selling generators and tools.
The emotional life sentence now facing Cable is one that may convince other witnesses to be wary of taking on known, hardened criminals.
It soon became apparent that sites would be selected by government officials wary of infiltration by Western spies.
Riddle was famous for the work he did with Frank Sinatra, but was wary of getting too close to him.
Administrators and public health academics are wary and mistrustful of physicians in the field.
Some customers said they're wary of buying anything before Black Friday, when they usually kick off the holidays.
O'Harra blew into his great, silver monitory horn, and it was a sound of relatively high pitch that all those in Stanton knew well to be wary of.
After a week like no other, people turned a sad, wary eye skyward on their way to work.
Unfortunately this will make people wary about donating to genuine charities which use doorstep collections as a way of raising money.
Be wary of anything he says, because a good portion of it has an ulterior motive behind it that will not lead to marriage.
He cautioned people, particularly those from outside Hyderabad, to be wary of fake doctors claiming to administer the fish medicine.
While he was fond of the theatre, he was wary of music as bordering on the sissyish.
He rushed forth with a steady gate, fast but still wary to keep his balance while he negotiated the uncertain terrain beneath his feet.
Many South Africans are apparently wary of what they see as ignoble intentions by profit-hungry American drug companies.
I was wary of him at first and he had to ask my permission to give me a kiss.
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Examples from Classical Literature
The Stadtholder was too wary a politician to approbate immediately so sweeping a proposal, and referred it to the States-General.
Although far from uncommon, chiru are very wary, and consequently difficult to approach.
Tranter, cunning and wary from years of fighting, knew that his chance had come.
The dishevelled madman of the stage behind the scenes turned crafty, trickish, and wary to a degree.
It paused before the door, and in another instant a wary hand was at work upon the fastener.
Barrow's goldeneye, predominantly a Westerner, is less wary than the common goldeneye.
The wary and skillful Johnston had another army, and he could not be far away.
But when they reached Rhegium, the wary Spartan was already beyond their reach.
The practical person, the wary pedant, and the supercritical will scoff at this, but let it stand.
Indeed, so wary did we become that the twang of the tambura, from a distance, scared us away and utterly failed to bag us.
And this it is that makes them, as no doubt they are, so mistrustful and wary.
He bade me be wary of the mongo, who in his presence had threatened my life.
He became wary about breakfast as life advanced, and at one time talked much of Dr. Haig and uric acid.
A fine flock of wild geese was seen, but they were too wary to allow of close approach.
But the wary and vigilant leader of the Hurons was not so easily disconcerted.
They had grown too wary, and now preferred to play a waiting game.
The very lavishness arouses suspicion in the minds of the wary.
Albion were wary of making a frivolous appeal, despite Swarbrick's mixup, which could have seen Dawson's ban extended.
Economists are wary of gold returning to its glory days with predications that the precious metal will continue to fall south.
It behove him to be wary in dealing with this superb tigress.
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