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Six example sentences with chary, each labelled with its topic.
Burned by one bad loan, the bank grew chary of new borrowers and asked for two years of statements.
Finance
She is chary about street food she cannot see cooked, and will walk three blocks to find a busy stall.
Travel
Doctors remain chary of prescribing anything new to older patients, adding one drug at a time and watching for weeks.
Medicine
The founders are chary of hiring ahead of revenue, and they add staff only when a signed contract can pay for the seat.
Startups
The coach is chary of playing freshmen in the fourth quarter, however well they shot in practice that week.
Basketball
Judges are chary of admitting evidence found on a phone, and they read every step of the search before ruling.
Law
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