disinclined

Example Sentences

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“I’m disinclined just to say women need to be trying harder,” said Chris Martin, senior economist for Glassdoor.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Still, taking that on faith is something investors appear disinclined to do.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

But a gay student, a trans student, even a mildly rebellious or slightly weird kid—anyone disinclined to be compliant—might have been unhappy there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

However bored the person helping you at the window may seem, or if they’re disinclined to return your cheery hello, that person in line before you may have been a jerk.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

I found my pupil sufficiently docile, though disinclined to apply: she had not been used to regular occupation of any kind.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë