loath

Example Sentences

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I’m loath to close up shop and sell off the pieces of my life’s work as scrap for pennies on the dollar, but at this point, I see no other option.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Solorzano is loath to talk about her time away, saying she does not like to call it hiding but rather "shelter."

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Once seen as volatile, software came to be viewed by Wall Street as the paragon of stability, because businesses seemed loath to switch products once they became embedded in their workstreams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Paez, who left Venezuela several years ago as inflation spiraled and crime spiked, has grandchildren in Spain and said he would be loath to leave them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

Both Walt and Billie are tightly wound, emotional, loath to give ground.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer