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Definition
nervous about (or distrustful of) someone or something
- All of the airmen were wary of Green Hornet.p. 113.3
- The men became especially wary of him, and when he ventured too close, one of them would jab him with an oar.p. 141.8
- The Zamperinis were shocked and wary.p. 257.8
- He was intensely nervous and wary of anything approaching him from behind.p. 348.2
- He was especially wary of the farmer's wife, whose gaze seemed to convey suspicion.p. 356.0
- When he saw the story, Watanabe was wary.p. 391.8
There are no more uses of "wary" in Unbroken by Hillenbrand.
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