be loath
Example Sentences
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Arbitrators who are employed time and time again by the same companies with a large number of contracts that require arbitration may be loath to rule against them and lose out on their next paycheck.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026
Paez, who left Venezuela several years ago as inflation spiraled and crime spiked, has grandchildren in Spain and said he would be loath to leave them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
A long-time proponent of independence for his Flemish-speaking region, he would be loath to relinquish the post of prime minister after years of questing for the top job.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
When companies are looking to replace a founder, they may be loath to pick one internal executive over another, fearing the person who doesn’t get the job will soon quit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
Cora thought that the whites would be loath to give up their freedoms, even in the name of security.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
