not keen

Example Sentences

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Sobba is keeping the landline until her son, now in fifth grade, gets a phone, though he recently said he’s not keen on owning one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But they are not keen to make that too obvious publicly.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

“The workforce is not keen to go back to the kinds of industries that have left the U.S. for other countries,” Menon said, citing factories in Cambodia where workers produce garments and footwear.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

"You probably know a furry and don't realise it because we are just everywhere," says Rock who, like Fennick, is not keen to reveal his human identity, preferring to be known by his "fursona".

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

We don’t talk to strangers, and we’re certainly not keen on talking to the police.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson