guardedness

Example Sentences

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Thereafter, he became a self-described “crony and confidant,” despite McMurtry’s guardedness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Also, according to superstition, a person’s own animal year is thought to be a time for guardedness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

His warmth offsets Ridley’s performance of Fran’s awkward guardedness, and Robert’s persistence helps to crack her open — an uncomfortable but ultimately necessary process.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

The performer’s warmth and charisma nicely offset Kira’s guardedness and outsider status, and that combination makes the character seem more complicated than the bit of back story she’s been given.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

There was no guardedness, no defensive wall, no spacey/absent look.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon