warily

Example Sentences

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“Emma, I’m worried about something,” she said, warily eyeing my pasta bolognese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The shortage vexing memory chips is being watched warily by other sectors, particularly companies that rely on semiconductors needed to power AI.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

They practice in the ruins of a farm outhouse, poking rifles round empty doorways before edging warily past.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

In another enclosure, Mozart, a three-legged gray fox with no spleen, peered warily from a tunnel of corrugated tubing.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

They both glanced at me warily as they walked in.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon