reticent

Example Sentences

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He had the grumpy, reticent look of a person who preferred animals to people.

From Literature

Fleischaker said it would be difficult to increase deportations, even with Border Patrol leaders at the helm, because of the complexities around securing travel documents and negotiating with countries that are reticent to accept deportees.

From Los Angeles Times

“Betting on perfection is a dangerous place to be in so we’ve been reticent to pile on to the momentum trades.”

From Barron's

Meanwhile, the reticent Teller serves as the perfect foil.

From Los Angeles Times

It became clear within moments that Shyamalan’s concept would win the day, though Sparks is reticent to say why, except that “mine was pretty dark.”

From Los Angeles Times