lack of reserve

Example Sentences

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Their metal frame and heavy chassis and transmission combined with the lack of reserve buoyancy mean they sink quickly.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2020

While the rest of us waver and debate and hesitate, these guys pour everything into their instruments with no reservations — a lack of reserve that I needed to learn.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2012

They exhibit aversion to silence and solitude, love of rhythm, excitability, and lack of reserve.

From Races and Immigrants in America by Commons, John R. (John Rogers)

Mr. Hornblower spoke with a lack of reserve unusual in his pessimistic profession.

From Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale by Smith, Harriet L.

Various factors—primarily occupational situations, physical condition, and lack of reserve training—operate to erode this force, and those considered useful, or trained, reserves constitute one-half or less of the group.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.