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
Yet even in old age, long after Mao’s death in 1976, they remained loath to reject him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
“Despite the state’s national reputation as ‘Scandinavia by the Sea,’ there remains a strong anti-tax impulse among voters who often reject tax increases and are loath to kill the state’s golden goose of tech entrepreneurship.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026
But though she’s loath to admit it, lately that persona has begun to feel restrictive.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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Julius Caesar
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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