reticent

Example Sentences

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However, it could be much more reticent about prospects for future rate cuts given high energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But some companies already appear reticent, in part because they worry about the legal and financial risks they would be taking.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

However, many investors are reticent to sell stocks short.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Koepka took no legal action against the tour when he left and was always reticent to join LIV's outspoken stance against the golfing establishment.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

These private comments were more often far more expressive than those his reticent public persona allowed.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown