be reluctant
Example Sentences
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State leaders may be reluctant, in part because of legal challenges, to reset all of that.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
While there are some noises about having a so-called caretaker leader, many MPs would be reluctant to do this.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 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
Lyra had never thought she would be reluctant to see Farder Coram, and John Faa, and Serafina Pekkala.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
