be inclined

Example Sentences

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By the time you're heading for your kip on Saturday night, a drastic influx of people might be inclined to give the green light to carving Hearts' name on the Scottish Premiership trophy.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“If we think that everyone else accepts that as normal, we might be inclined to do so ourselves,” he said.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

With the U.S. as a partner and backing them with licensing, regulatory issues, land access and so on, analysts may be inclined to attach a higher valuation to Glencore’s operations.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

But around 20 percent of voters are still undecided, and half of them might be inclined to support any new political party, said Market Links director Dobromir Zhivkov.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

We might be inclined to laugh at the extravagance of his beauty-worship if there were not some-thing almost magnificent in his single-minded dedication to it.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer