leery Sentence Examples
- She was initially leery of the stranger's intentions, but eventually let her guard down.
- The suspicious man was leery of the masked figure following him.
- I was leery of trying the new restaurant because of the bad reviews I had heard.
- The cat was leery of the dog that was barking aggressively at it.
- The politician was leery of making promises he couldn't keep during the election campaign.
- The used car salesman was leery of offering a warranty on the vehicle because he knew it had problems.
- The leery investor was cautious about putting his money into the new business venture.
- The jury was leery of convicting the defendant based solely on the testimony of a single witness.
- The company was leery of releasing the new product because they were worried about its safety.
- The professor was leery of giving extra credit because he didn't want to encourage cheating.
leery Meaning
leery (s)
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
Synonyms & Antonyms of leery
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Synonyms:
- watchful
- careful
- paranoid
- distrustful
- doubting
- guarded
- hesitant
- unsure
- curious
- suspicious
- questioning
- puzzled
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FAQs About the word leery
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
wary, cautious, skeptical, watchful,careful, paranoid, distrustful, doubting, guarded, hesitant
unknowing, unsophisticated, certain, positive, confident, innocent, wide-eyed, unsophisticated, simpleminded, wide-eyed
She was initially leery of the stranger's intentions, but eventually let her guard down.
The suspicious man was leery of the masked figure following him.
I was leery of trying the new restaurant because of the bad reviews I had heard.
The cat was leery of the dog that was barking aggressively at it.
