reluctant
Example Sentences
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Though he is reluctant to go into any details about what’s next, Araki is still working hard every day, trying to make something new.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Syrskyi, 60, is seen by many in Ukraine as a Soviet-school commander reluctant to implement radical changes in the army.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Some U.S. officials said Trump is reluctant to commit ground forces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Bernstein is reluctant to pathologize either of her twisted subjects.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
She’d been reluctant to take the boy on, but the social worker was a trusted friend, and he’d sworn up and down that the boy would be helpful.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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