uneager

Example Sentences

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The Kurds, who in the past two years have vastly expanded the amount of land that they control, seem uneager to relinquish any of it.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 29, 2017

It seems uneager to raise interest rates absent stronger evidence of inflationary pressures.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2015

Not to mention the group’s existential need to raise money from donors uneager to give to a cause with shady connotations.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2013

Members of the Bush family seemed uneager to discuss her entry into the marriage debate.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2011

Katharine raised her eyes with I know not what lingering hope; it was he, a young Zeus now, triumphant and uneager.

From Chivalry by Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green