reluctant
Example Sentences
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As a result, we are reluctant to pay a financial adviser 2% of assets — roughly $160,000 per year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Whatever we do in Iran, it seems, there is a price to pay,” says Ms. Jabarzadegan, a reluctant mediator in a messy case, who is genuinely confounded by the family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
"The Chinese market is just very difficult. The consumers are a little bit reluctant to spend," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Harington, popular for portraying reluctant hero Jon Snow in the TV adaptation of George R.R.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
He needed to sound reluctant, put-upon—maybe even still disturbed.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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