LEERY in a Sentence

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Having failed to produce evidence backing up these statements, they remain leery about security in their hometowns.

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 Meanings and Examples of LEERY
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leery
 a.  suspicious or distrustful; wary; cautious
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Example Sentence:
1  Executives say they are leery of the proposed system.
2  I tend to be a bit leery of cut - price ` bargains '.
3  Having failed to produce evidence backing up these statements, they remain leery about security in their hometowns.