reticence
Example Sentences
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But Mills had to be dragged into running the first time, and that reticence showed in her campaigning ability.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Market forces, including the drag from energy and local asset managers’ reticence to rotate to yen assets, favor a weaker JPY,” Keshvani says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
"We've seen more reticence since," Tuttle told the publication.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
But that reticence does not extend to providing emotional, practical and financial support if your daughter leaves her husband.
From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026
He thought, however, that he would take advantage of the occasion to have Amaranta confess after twenty years of reticence.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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