reluctantly
Example Sentences
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I’m no Luddite, though I did cling to my BlackBerry, with its winning Lilliputian keyboard, surrendering reluctantly to an iPhone only when the BlackBerry became extinct.
This is all a lot to deal with as it is, but the trouble really begins when Charli reluctantly agrees to do a concert film commemorating her arena tour debut.
From Salon
But Mr. Grayson looked serious, so Bat reluctantly went to his seat.
From Literature
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The move sparked criticism from social media platforms which, Australia's internet regulator told the BBC last month, came to the regime "kicking and screaming - very very reluctantly".
From BBC
The one staring at me turned around, almost reluctantly, then ran off and jumped in turn.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.