Wary vs Weary: Here’s the Difference in Meaning with Sentence Examples

Wary means cautious or suspicious; it describes a person or animal who is watching for possible danger:

Be wary of emails from strangers!

Weary means tired, in two senses—“feeling low energy after labor” and “feeling that one has had too much of an experience and wanting no more”:

We were weary after a day of moving furniture.

I am becoming weary of hearing bad news about the Earth’s climate.

Note, we can only say we are weary if we have experienced something for some length of time.

More Examples of “Wary” in a Sentence

1. Ever since that party, I have been wary about going out at school.
2. Many residents are now wary to go near the park after this discovery.
3. They’re also reminding other residents to be wary of deer in the area.
4. Almost all were wary about their clothes not being sufficiently clean when the cycle had finished, but they were all convinced after trying it.
5. The 30-year-old former Olympic champion, who was last year named sportswoman of the year, is confident of a return to form ahead of the Brazil Games but is wary of the size of the task.

More Examples of “Weary” in a Sentence

1. At some point, however, they will grow weary of rolling with his punches.
2. The freestanding baths are a particularly welcome sight for those with weary legs.
3. He’d grown weary with the conference’s failure to publicly support his team of officials.
4. Weary residents have grown used to the feel of car window glass crunching underfoot.
5. When it was my turn to meet her, she seemed weary but kind.