reluctant

Example Sentences

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But with employers reluctant to hire and unemployment growing, the pressure on wages is likely downward.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hence, “markets were reluctant to extrapolate the print into a materially more dovish Fed path, helping the USD stabilize,” Wong adds.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I'm reluctant to put more pressure on his shoulders than he's already got, but he can be as good as anyone in his position, whichever position he plays," Howe said.

From BBC

The Flamingo is the kind of deep-strike weapon that Western nations have been reluctant to supply.

From BBC

That would make people who are already concerned about falling prices even more reluctant to buy.

From Barron's