be reluctant
Example Sentences
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"I can sort of understand why teachers might be reluctant to let somebody out at the beginning of a class right after break," Ben added.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
State leaders may be reluctant, in part because of legal challenges, to reset all of that.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
Wealth managers may be reluctant to put new money into funds that are “gated” with redemption limits in place, or face a high likelihood of being subject to redemption restrictions in the current quarter.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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
