chary

Example Sentences

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Even if she wanted to pursue an exemption, the Lord Advocate would be chary of inciting the home secretary's ire.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

Beautiful is a strong word, and artists, critics and scholars are chary of it.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021

But Mr Richardson is a bit chary nonetheless when he holds the newspaper—perhaps due to its age and fragility, or perhaps in memory of those poisoned printers.

From Economist • May 23, 2018

Back at the house, McTeer told me that she is chary of media attention.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 17, 2016

Scarlet flowers are so rare, and nature is so chary of that beautiful hue, that these blossoms are especially welcome.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth