be reluctant
Example Sentences
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Neil Brown, a solicitor specialising in internet and telecoms law, said broadcasters and authorities may be reluctant to repeat that approach.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
State leaders may be reluctant, in part because of legal challenges, to reset all of that.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
Analysts say that shippers may still be reluctant to rush back in as long as Iran’s military still retains control of the waterway.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Kimmitt said that Europeans and others may be reluctant to help Washington in a fight that many of them at most only thinly support, but he said doing so could be in their interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
If anyone thought I’d be reluctant to move out of the mansion on the hill and into student housing, they’d be wrong.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
