lack of reserve

Example Sentences

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Their metal frame and heavy chassis and transmission combined with the lack of reserve buoyancy mean they sink quickly.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2020

While the rest of us waver and debate and hesitate, these guys pour everything into their instruments with no reservations — a lack of reserve that I needed to learn.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2012

And if I talk with a lack of reserve unbecoming in a diplomatist, the fault is yours, mademoiselle.

From The Ball at Sceaux by Balzac, Honoré de

Lloyd Fenneben's eyes were not bandaged, and as he looked at Elinor he wondered at her utter lack of reserve and sentiment, when she spoke of Burgess in such a frank, matter-of-fact way.

From A Master's Degree by McCarter, Margaret Hill

I have such a foolish lack of reserve, such a weak habit of confiding.

From Rudin by Garnett, Constance