reluctancy

Example Sentences

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“There seems to have been some reluctancy in a lot of citizens to be vaccinated,” the Pasco mayor said in that story.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2021

But oh, with what reluctancy did I feel myself obliged to consume time in sleep!

From The Palm Tree Blessing by Shepard, W. E.

For a moment the Sparrow hesitated; and then, with a sort of queer reluctancy, he dropped the knife on the table, and went and picked up the strands of cord from the floor.

From The White Moll by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)

Often, as the long vacation of her third year at Caen approached, she caught herself musing on the probability of her recall to England with a reluctancy full of doubts and fears.

From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]

Hiding his reluctancy, Cooper left his seat and advanced toward the doorway.

From The Substitute Prisoner by Marcin, Max