loath

Example Sentences

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I’m loath to close up shop and sell off the pieces of my life’s work as scrap for pennies on the dollar, but at this point, I see no other option.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

With the man on death’s door, Woodhall was loath to operate; after all, amputation was dangerous business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Solorzano is loath to talk about her time away, saying she does not like to call it hiding but rather "shelter."

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

“Despite the state’s national reputation as ‘Scandinavia by the Sea,’ there remains a strong anti-tax impulse among voters who often reject tax increases and are loath to kill the state’s golden goose of tech entrepreneurship.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

Finally, with a great snapping of twigs and thrashing of branches across the windshield, as if the countryside is loath to release them, the car bursts forth onto smooth pavement and the light of day.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez