How to use "leery" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "leery" in popular movie and book plots

  • Immediately Kate becomes very leery of Clarkville and his confessions to Kate.  - Death in a Tenured Position
  • Pop is leery and finds a letter indicating that Steve is already married with children.  - Belle of the Yukon
  • Although McDeere's law firm is considered scrappy, he has become leery of being watched, which makes focusing on his job difficult.  - The Firm (2012 TV series)
  • Their relationship grows, but she professes to be leery of dating her employer.  - Middle of the Night
  • A windstorm threatens their home, the children are leery of her and Kay accidentally kills Mears' prize steer.  - Never a Dull Moment (1950 film)
  • Todd and Owens are leery knowing it could be one of the escaped convicts.  - Rawhide (1951 film)
  • Daniel is leery about taking her to a place that serves alcohol.  - The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe
  • Ruth, traumatized, is behaving oddly and very leery of her father, whom she barely knows.  - Drowning Ruth
  • However, he has become leery of humans after seeing Gaira's horrific injuries and quickly vanishes once again.  - The War of the Gargantuas
  • The ploy succeeds, as Drake becomes increasingly leery and enters the building one night to check on Patty.  - Pacific Heights (film)
  • While Brian has high personal aspirations, Doug is leery of the notion of starting their own bar together.  - Cocktail (1988 film)
  • mr Browne is leery of commitment, and when the children refer to him as a father figure, he attempts to return to London.  - Bedknobs and Broomsticks

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