disinclined

Example Sentences

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Only cash, in U.S. dollars, provided protection as the Federal Reserve and other major central banks signaled they were disinclined to provide relief in the form of interest-rate reductions.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“I’m disinclined just to say women need to be trying harder,” said Chris Martin, senior economist for Glassdoor.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

But a gay student, a trans student, even a mildly rebellious or slightly weird kid—anyone disinclined to be compliant—might have been unhappy there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

To paraphrase the delegate’s argument, she was going to do her part to encourage people to vote whenever she damn well pleased, and was disinclined to submit to scripted choreography dictated by some whippersnapper.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024

Returning to the trail after a night’s comforts in a town always left us disinclined to talk.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson