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lack of reserve



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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

Her total lack of reserve, or what appeared so, had been first an amazement to him, and then a positive pleasure and entertainment.

From Marcella by Mrs. Humphry Ward

No one could very well criticize her for going to the opera or a concert with a man when neither her nor his behavior hints a lack of reserve.

From Etiquette by Emily Post

He stopped, surprised at his own lack of reserve, at the freedom with which, to this friend of an hour, he spoke his inmost heart.

From Short Stories for English Courses by Rosa Mary Redding Mikels




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