How to Use wary in a Sentence

wary

adjective

• The store owner kept a wary eye on him.
• Investors are increasingly wary about putting money into stocks.
• But Gen Z is the most wary of them all, the report finds.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
• But some cyclists are wary about sharing the road with cars.
  — Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
• With all the rapid advancements in AI in just the past year, some users are wary of its safety.
  — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
• Be wary of potential scams and look for the warning signs.
  — Ashley Donohoe, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2023
• And unlike the wary animals to the north, French’s koalas don’t seem to mind humans.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
• But be wary of claims that those, or anything else, will be game changers.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024
• Note that a little goes a long way, so finer hair types should be wary of overuse.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
• That, too, has some observers wary of making any bets based on his tweets.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
• And life in the water transformed them into predators even large sharks had to be wary of.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
• Lewis is a romantic, greedy for love, but wary of it, too, because love is the first thing that life hurts.
  — Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2022
• The guilds are wary of being pitted against each other.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
• This isn’t the first time that bidders have been wary of an Alsdorf piece on the auction circuit.
  — Elyssa Cherney, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2023
• The clients, who had never lived in a house quite this big, were wary of losing a sense of coziness.
  — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2024
• But wary investors will give them food for thought: is Nvidia the next Apple, or Radioshack?
  — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
• Plus, landlords were wary of renting to them now, with an eviction on their record.
  — Sofia Jeremias, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
• But many people are wary, since we've(Opens in a new window) been burned before.
  — Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 10 July 2023
• Be wary of what's going on in your surroundings, though.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 June 2024
• Like America as a whole, Petrzela was once wary of fitness.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023
• My parents — who are just my best friends — were very wary of Hollywood.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
• Some may be wary of getting three shots at once, a concern Schaffner echoed.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 22 July 2023
• There are many other products that promise to rid you of rodents, but be wary.
  — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
• Recently, the Party has signalled that the purge of the private sector is over, but many have grown wary.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• Buckley was raised by a daughter of the Old South and was by temperament wary of sharp change.
  — Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 7 Apr. 2024
• Those with small kids or pets, however, might want to be wary of a high pile carpet, as these can be the hardest to clean.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2023
• The White House wants to preserve the truce and has been wary of taking action in Yemen that could open up another war front.
  — Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
• But be wary of any bids that are out of line with others, especially any that are very low.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
• Just be wary of displaying too many deep, dark chiaroscuro paintings.
  — Tyler Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2022
• Look for a refund policy: Be wary of any ticket listings that don’t offer clear details about the terms of the transaction.
  — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Nov 2024