reluctant

Example Sentences

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Speta said he believes that these constitutional arguments should be a “slam dunk,” yet was reluctant to predict whether or not courts would smile upon these arguments were this issue to be tried.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2026

Dozens of countries have dollar accounts at the Fed, which is usually reluctant to impose conditions on access to U.S. reserves to preserve its reputation as a reliable steward of funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

But she surfaces a quote by Munro, to a Canadian magazine, that suggests why the writer may have been reluctant to leave her marriage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Many South Pacific countries, with aid-dependent economies and indebted to Chinese banks for infrastructure loans, are reluctant to publicly criticise Beijing, although the Solomon Islands on Tuesday said it had protested over the missile firing.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

She’d been reluctant to take the boy on, but the social worker was a trusted friend, and he’d sworn up and down that the boy would be helpful.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman