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reticent

[ret-uh-suhnt] / ˈrɛt ə sənt /


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Reticent: There is actually very little you need immediately for a newborn.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2022

Reticent to discuss the suit with The Times, she says regarding its contents: “I think it’s disrespectful to report on.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2022

Reticent with the news media, she does not give interviews or engage in small talk with crime reporters, never going beyond her brief in news conferences.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2014

Reticent David Byrne was behind him in the celebrity queue and never got a chance to tell Win what he thought, vanishing into the New York night.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2010

Reticent as she was, Priscilla Gower was a very charming young person.

From Theo A Sprightly Love Story by Burnett, Frances Hodgson




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