reluctant

Example Sentences

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Eden convinced an initially reluctant Jordan it was time to make the daydream real, and “Ballet Reign” premiered on Dec. 21, 2022.

From Los Angeles Times

“Investors appear reluctant to re-engage with the longer-term hard-asset narrative until both macro conditions stabilize and the technical picture turns more supportive.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But it is important to acknowledge that there are good reasons investors have been reluctant to look down.

From The Wall Street Journal

Teffera added that nations who took part in the slave trade were still reluctant to confront their history and that a proper reckoning is a crucial part of restorative justice.

From BBC

Judges are still reluctant to bring down the hammer for AI-fabrications if lawyers acknowledge their fault and “throw themselves on the mercy of the court,” Volokh says.

From Los Angeles Times