How to Use guarded in a Sentence

guarded

adjective
  • But both the move’s timing and less guarded rhetoric belie that story.
    — Robert Schlesinger, The New Republic, 22 Apr. 2022
  • People tend to be a bit more guarded at work, sharing less of their personal lives.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Her dress is more casual and her manner less guarded than during the campaign.
    — Susan Page, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Aldridge is a fiercely private and guarded man, who always preferred to let his play speak for itself.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2021
  • In an interview, Lee was more guarded and cautious than the younger set of activists.
    — Timothy McLaughlin, Wired, 17 Sep. 2020
  • This is an insular and guarded world, even more so when threatened by outsiders determined to see the worst.
    — Gentry Estes, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2019
  • People in town are more guarded now, Smith said, and there’s still a long way to go before things feel entirely safe again.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2022
  • In New England, meanwhile, players are a bit guarded with their remarks.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Her voice sounded decades beyond its years, an instrument of resonant sorrow and guarded joy.
    — Jason Heller, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Pederson said the Eagles will remain guarded, but there does not appear to be reason for concern.
    — Zach Berman, https://www.inquirer.com, 5 June 2019
  • That's one of my favorite scenes of the season because Darla still seems so guarded, even though the Bordelons are more welcoming toward her.
    — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2017
  • Armed only with a few clues and his obsessive mind, Norton's character unravels closely guarded secrets that hold the fate of the whole city in the balance.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2018
  • The sections dealing with Hirono’s political rise in Hawaii and her time in Congress are more guarded and less compelling.
    — Washington Post, 19 May 2021
  • In a sign of how closely guarded and competitive the overall market is for Sriracha and Sriracha-like sauces, Lam declined to specify what region of Mexico is involved, or the name of the supplier.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022

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