leeriness

Example Sentences

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This deal—which codified a mix of mutual interest, leeriness, and respect—marked the beginning of Finlandization.

From Slate • May 16, 2022

Yet in the fine rom-com tradition of “Pride and Prejudice” or “When Harry Met Sally,” early leeriness gave way to abiding love.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2021

And the theater industry, despite some leeriness about creeping commercialism, has embraced it because of the talent brought to the story and the staging.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2018

When news that Steven Spielberg planned to make a movie of Tintin, the Belgian comic-book hero, first circulated a few years ago, responses among critics ranged from leeriness to undisguised confusion.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2011

He revealed the depth of his leeriness one afternoon at the scrub-up sink, where he and his assistant were washing after a messy dissection.

From Mate in Two Moves by Marks, Winston K.