reluctantly

Example Sentences

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It took until 2019, a year before the company went public, for Karp to — reluctantly — add a sales team to the company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

There have been other clear examples of clubs reluctantly cashing in on their academy stars to get above the PSR threshold.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Air Force Academy, reluctantly leaving only once the lightning in his magical right arm became too powerful to ignore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Evy does reluctantly leave the house — we don’t follow her there — and that one moment says as much about crossed-signals communication as anything else in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

“Maybe,” I agreed reluctantly, but I didn’t think that was the case.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros