be reluctant
Example Sentences
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State leaders may be reluctant, in part because of legal challenges, to reset all of that.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
“While the market continues to price a full resumption of flows, a number of shippers/insurers may be reluctant to rush back in with Iran having a final say on passage.”
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Providers may be reluctant to accept subsidies to help pay for a child’s care, in part because of the additional work of submitting a child’s attendance records to the state and verifying other information.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Kimmitt said that Europeans and others may be reluctant to help Washington in a fight that many of them at most only thinly support, but he said doing so could be in their interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
Even when we have an inkling that we are speaking in a specialized lingo, we may be reluctant to slip back into plain speech.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
