The sailor watched the sky warily. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective, : to give someone a wary look. From Dictionary.com.
He went to the cabin warily, just often enough to give it an air of occupancy. From Wordnik.com. [The Ranch at the Wolverine] Reference
"What?" she called warily over her shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Angelmass]
Spider Cat eyes me warily and proceeds to snooze. From Wordnik.com. [Key West with Poo and Company] Reference
Meanwhile, customers are watching the spectacle warily. From Wordnik.com. [DVD Cold War] Reference
A throng of upper-caste villagers eyed the crowd warily. From Wordnik.com. [Caste Struggle] Reference
An himself was warily received by the victors from Hanoi. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Days Of Saigon] Reference
India/China Beijing is watching Indo-U.S. warming trend warily. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
One soldier moved warily to the car and pointed a light inside. From Wordnik.com. [ORPHANS OF TALL AFAR] Reference
Claire looks at Chris warily, unsure of what is so funny. From Wordnik.com. [A Wedding] Reference
The rest of Europe is watching, warily, as the battle shapes up. From Wordnik.com. [Opposites Attract] Reference
Now they embraced, pulled apart, and regarded each other warily. From Wordnik.com. [War Over Ground Zero] Reference
Walton nodded warily and moth flew into my mineral water. From Wordnik.com. [MOTHS] Reference
Joey poked warily at the corners of the laceration on his diaphragm. From Wordnik.com. [s Vacation] Reference
Inc. has warily watched the rise of social-networking site Facebook Inc. From Wordnik.com. [Facebook, Google Square Off on 'Places'] Reference
He stares warily at the stately oak desk where Rudy Giuliani used to sit. From Wordnik.com. [Mayor Mike, Inc.] Reference
Kukushkin hovered on the edges of the ceremony, warily eying the visitors. From Wordnik.com. [Back To The Gulag] Reference
The man had glanced warily at us, gone outside, and climbed into a parked van. From Wordnik.com. [Makes Me Wanna Holler] Reference
One looks up warily and starts to scramble away before Sewanicki reassures him. From Wordnik.com. [Day in the Sun Shadows Football Great's Twilight Years] Reference
When he came near, the horse backed up against the fence and turned, eying him warily. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of Autumn] Reference
When I stuck out my hand, he greeted me warily and understandably asked: "Who are you?". From Wordnik.com. [Between The Lines Online: A New Kind Of War] Reference
ARNOLD: Still, those who once harvested wildly from the sound now pick their spots warily. From Wordnik.com. [Exxon's Alaska Oil Spill Case Heads to High Court] Reference
And then they all look around at each other warily, and they begin this process of selection. From Wordnik.com. [Pumping Iron, Digging Gold, Pressing Flesh] Reference
They appraise the deep grass warily — slit eyes and the contact lenses they wear underwater. From Wordnik.com. [Hepatitis RR or Bust] Reference
If the president answered warily, it may be because he realized that he was walking into a trap. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret War] Reference
With the consumer price index flatlining, economists are watching warily for signs of deflation. From Wordnik.com. [Is ‘Biflation’ Real?] Reference
Mr. Dennis watches warily as the director poses a spandex-clad seductress for the title sequence. From Wordnik.com. [From Grass Roots to Goofball: Politicians Pitch on YouTube] Reference
She peered inside warily, her face drawn in like she was about to come across something obscene. From Wordnik.com. [Who Lives on Barriedale Road?] Reference
Farhat blames not only the Israelis, but the Lebanese, who have warily hosted refugees for generations. From Wordnik.com. [For Palestinian Refugees at Shatila, 'Going Home' Holds Different Meanings] Reference
As their officials now inch warily back towards one another, they know the rewards of peace could be huge. From Wordnik.com. [India, Pakistan Hold First Talks In 15 Months] Reference
This year, though, having recently lost weight on my Me Minus 10 campaign, I approached the Boardwalk warily. From Wordnik.com. [Counting calories on the boardwalk] Reference
Here let Christians warily distinguish betwixt the meritorious and the instrumental cause of their justification. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
It seemed to Sara as though a veil had descended, from behind which the inscrutable eyes were watching her warily. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
Suklal Hembrom holds a leaf against his stomach and warily eyes the older man sitting on the other side of the fire. From Wordnik.com. [Hunger in India: 'The real cause is lack of political will'] Reference
The two combatants stare down at their shoes for a moment, then extend their hands warily to each other. From Wordnik.com. [Hoop Dreams, Harvard Style] Reference
As I neared her in the open carport she rose to her feet, weight warily on her heels and hands in front of her as if to push me back. From Wordnik.com. [To Be A Child (Part II of III)] Reference
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