Synonyms
Meaning of leery in English
(Definition of leery from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of leery
leery
Even the medical profession is leery of vaccines.
From NPR
Some also are leery of his lack of academic experience and his reputation for shaking up the status quo.
From Huffington Post
You have to be leery of people who want to force pecking orders.
From NOLA.com
A fifteen-dollar minimum wage, by contrast, takes us into uncharted territory, which is why even liberal economists have often been leery about endorsing it.
From The New Yorker
It's possible that many people are still leery about the safety of artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, despite years of studies aimed at establishing safety.
From NPR
She is still leery, though, of letting technology get top billing above story and acting.
From Los Angeles Times
I was leery of taking medication at first.
From Huffington Post
If your doctor uses a combination of electronic and paper records, be even more leery.
From Plain Dealer
And if you're leery of going it alone, seek advice.
From USA TODAY
He also had a message for people leery about enrolling if they have family members who are not legal residents.
From NPR
She said when he first told her about the idea for the site, she was leery.
From ABC News
He also said leery would-be patrons should look at a place's reputation on a couple of different review sites.
From NBCNews.com
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