reticence
Example Sentences
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Yet beneath the reticence, the magazine detected a politician already learning how to exercise power.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
There’s some evidence that Crockett’s reticence may be having an effect.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
The main reason for their reticence is the cost.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Yo-yo-ing its coils, I soon understood my parents’ reticence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
She thought again of Mia’s disaffection when she’d offered to buy one of Mia’s photos, of Mia’s reticence about her past.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing reticence
The Things They Carried
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The Kite Runner
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Unbroken
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