reticent

Example Sentences

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Manufacturers increasingly reported bottlenecks, while retailers grew concerned that consumers will be more reticent due to rising inflation, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

She's reticent to stray too far from food.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The once reticent Lopes also showed leadership qualities as early as 1976, when a throw by new Dodgers outfielder Dusty Baker had missed the cutoff man.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Some developing countries are more reticent about the moratorium because they see it as a loss of tax revenue and argue that the rapid pace of digital transformation only exacerbates the problem.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

If Bob was unavailable, then he would rather be alone, for in temperament he was not in the least Mr. Clutter’s son but rather Bonnie’s child, a sensitive and reticent boy.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote