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Get to know Leery better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like mistrustful or suspicious.

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Leery in a sentence

Leery meaning

  1. Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.
  2. Sly; artful; knowing.
  3. Leering; lecherous or unpleasant.

Synonyms of Leery

mistrustful suspicious untrusting wary distrustful

Related words

Other words often associated with Leery or its synonyms:

misanthropic funny shy sceptical doubting suspect cynical fishy skeptical shady unwary incredulous

Using Leery

  • The main meaning on this page is: Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns. | Sly; artful; knowing. | Leering; lecherous or unpleasant.
  • Useful related words include: mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary.
  • In the example corpus, leery often appears in combinations such as: leery of, leery about, be leery.

Context around Leery

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

extremely 1× little 1× dawson 1× bit 1×

Often after:

riders 1×

Sentence patterns with Leery

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a bit leery of buying 1× a little leery of forecasting 1× and are leery that a 1× appreciate being leery of the 1× are still leery about going 1× as dawson leery and katie 1× authorities were leery that gusty 1× be extremely leery of these 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another thing that 1× as a nation 1× benevolent misanthropewell that 1× bot the f 1× bridget tatalias general 1× but be extremely 1×

Common sentence endings:

affect their wallets 1× and use masks 1× back leery riders 1× could be misleading 1× expensive su 57s 1× fire davila said 1×

Words around Leery

Just before it in the word index:

leers 3 leeroy 10 leerink 38 leering 11 leeriness 2 leerhsen 2

Just after it in the word index:

lees 108 leesa 19 leesburg 10 leese 16 leeser 10 leesi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaf 44 aalen 44 abrogated 44 absurdist 44 accuweather 44 acuna 44

Corpus analysis for Leery

  • In this selection, "leery" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, extremely, little, dawson and riders stand out and add context to how "leery" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a bit leery of buying and a little leery of forecasting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "leery" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with leery

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I can appreciate being leery of the police. (8 words)

He is already leery about leaving the house. (8 words)

Lastly, be leery of installing any social media application. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Chris Thurnberg, an economist who does work for the California Restaurant Assn., a leading opponent of the measure, said Californians are tired of “paying more for everything” and are leery that a minimum wage hike will affect their wallets. (39 words)

Another thing that’s different: back then, people were still a bit leery of buying things with their credit card online, and it was very difficult to set up a storefront that people could trust. (35 words)

The series made huge stars of its cast including James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery and Katie Holmes as his best friend and love interest, Joey Potter. (28 words)

Question examples

You know, some people are still leery about going back to the offices with others, right? (16 words)

Example sentences (20)

As a nation, we are both enthralled by and leery of the rush of change.

But be extremely leery of these large, grandiose claims that are ostensibly for your benefit.

We're just a little leery of forecasting that, frankly, because it's hard to do.

You know, some people are still leery about going back to the offices with others, right?

But I’m always leery of putting big money into veteran running backs.

Chris Thurnberg, an economist who does work for the California Restaurant Assn., a leading opponent of the measure, said Californians are tired of “paying more for everything” and are leery that a minimum wage hike will affect their wallets.

However, be leery with discussions about inheritances, shared property, taxes, debt and insurance issues because they could be misleading.

I can appreciate being leery of the police.

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The series made huge stars of its cast including James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery and Katie Holmes as his best friend and love interest, Joey Potter.

We're also leery of his cozy relationship with local police.

Another thing that’s different: back then, people were still a bit leery of buying things with their credit card online, and it was very difficult to set up a storefront that people could trust.

Benevolent MisanthropeWell that doesn't make me even more leery of Amazon's "we don't spy on you" reassurances in any way.

Bridget Tatalias, general manager of Simon & Seafort’s, is also leery of opening back up too soon.

But for the city to recover, the system needs to be restored, which means trying to make the subway as safe as possible to lure back leery riders.

Evacuation orders remained in place because authorities were leery that gusty winds could fan the fire, Davila said.

He is already leery about leaving the house.

Lastly, be leery of installing any social media application.

Seeing Harrison Smith get fooled more this year then all his years combined makes be leery as well.

Bot the F-22 and F-35 have ran overbudget, and Russia’s air force has been leery about buying more than a few expensive Su-57s.

In the Bay Area, with residents still leery after the heavy smoke event from last year’s Camp fire, officials warned residents to close windows and use masks.

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Common combinations with leery

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "leery" in a sentence?
An example: "As a nation, we are both enthralled by and leery of the rush of change." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "leery" from authentic English texts.
What does "leery" mean?
Leery means: Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.
What are synonyms of "leery"?
Common synonyms of "leery" include: mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary, distrustful.
How many example sentences with "leery" are there?
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