reluctant

Example Sentences

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The French side dropped their attackers deep, into these empty wide positions with Liverpool’s back three reluctant to follow them out into these areas.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Adams was reluctant to categorize his sensibility, but he acknowledged that he gravitated toward plays “that have some invitation for design innovation while being centered on human beings.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Additionally, HDD makers face less of an oversupply risk than memory companies, which are now slowly adding capacity to address shortages after having been reluctant to do so, Woodring noted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Even so, drawing in local figures has helped to break the "spiral of silence" some Fidesz-dominated rural communities, where opposition supporters previously felt isolated or reluctant to express their views, Zsiga added.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He didn’t seem embarrassed so much as just reluctant to ask something that on the face of it seemed so singular and odd.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen