caginess

Example Sentences

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A chilly impasse results, exaggerated by Ms. Dusapin’s curious caginess in sharing background information.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Bondi’s caginess on many questions led to a tense exchange with Sen. Adam Schiff.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

The caginess can’t be pinned solely on rogue prosecutors in Florida.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2024

Sometimes, this research served to penetrate Baker’s instinctive caution and caginess.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2020

Had anyone paid real attention to her subject—and not the styling of her hair—he might have noticed that she was circling a monumental conceptual advance, albeit with deliberate caginess.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee