be loath
Example Sentences
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Arbitrators who are employed time and time again by the same companies with a large number of contracts that require arbitration may be loath to rule against them and lose out on their next paycheck.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
The new Virginia map is being challenged in state court, but judges may be loath to overturn a referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Banks would generally be loath to make such loans since software companies often have little to no reported earnings and banks tend to like traditional credit protection: profits.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
As one ruling-coalition member of parliament recently described, Adams would be the rare U.S. ambassador with whom Malaysian politicians would be loath to pose for photos.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025
Cora thought that the whites would be loath to give up their freedoms, even in the name of security.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
