How to Use reluctance in a Sentence

reluctance

noun

• This—the self-doubt, the reluctance to be direct—is my first clue that something is not right.
  — Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
• And in that reluctance to yield to darkness lay perhaps the promise of spring.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
• Would there be reluctance on your behalf to talk about it?
  — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2023
• All signs point to Branson’s reluctance to keep funding the firm.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2023
• The joint press release tucks the reason for that reluctance away in a dependent clause.
  — Jeremy Lott, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
• Their reluctance to live and work on camera was strong, but their desire to spread the word about the kids who need assistance was stronger.
  — Christine Lennon, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023
• There is an equal reluctance to commemorate milestones, and this year the DRIP marks three of them.
  — Omar El Akkad, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
• Most recently, signs of reluctance have been pronounced in the swift growing-and-shrinking stake in the maker of the Call of Duty video games.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 15 Feb. 2023
• The union has said that the problems at Yellow are due to mismanagement, not with the union’s reluctance to go along with the restricting plans.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 27 July 2023
• Young’s reluctance to perform was largely rooted in concerns about the spread of Covid.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2023
• Diverse factors are blamed for the reluctance among South Koreans to have kids.
  — Sam Kim, Fortune Asia, 28 Feb. 2024
• Their reluctance, in this climate, to cozy up to Israel is not simply a question of regime survival.
  — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2023
• The board's reluctance to pass a policy is rooted in both the likelihood of lawsuits, as well as the harm SB 150 could bring to some students.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2023
• Even Treadaway, despite his previous reluctance, saw the need for it in cases like that of Nichols.
  — Umar Farooq, ProPublica, 28 Dec. 2023
• His reluctance is grounded in the fact the franchise hasn’t hoisted the Lombardi Trophy for 27 years and counting.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
• Gallagher closed his trip with a shot at businessmen’s reluctance to take a stronger stance on Chinese threats.
  — The Editors, National Review, 21 Sep. 2023
• The key is to have defenses guessing, which the Bulls currently are failing at given their reluctance to space the floor.
  — Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• But Scott was also vocal about his reluctance to bringing his girlfriend on the campaign with him.
  — Mike Pappano, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2023
• In spite of the reluctance to highlight the emerging genre of hip-hop, the publication eventually got on board.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 9 Sep. 2023
• Advertisers fled the platform and have showed reluctance to come back.
  — Edward Ludlow, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
• The lack of money from Mr. Ellison was symptomatic of a broader trend of donor reluctance.
  — Maya King, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• Essentially, for 54 days a year, Gen Zers clock in but achieve zilch due to mental hurdles and a reluctance to seek help from higher-ups.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 24 Jan. 2024
• But the appeal of these artists is rooted in their reluctance, or even refusal, to take on the weight of that responsibility.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2023
• For me, there's just a cautious reluctance to let the excitement fully absorb.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
• Many of the people directly involved in the case acknowledge some reluctance to talk about it publicly.
  — Adam Carlson, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2023
• China’s reluctance to name or condemn Hamas has drawn comparison to its response to the Ukraine war.
  — Nectar Gan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
• The movie tells the story of a dentist and a Spanish teacher who come together to book a party, despite Camila’s reluctance to turn 30.
  — oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2023
• But Katniss being Katniss finds a way around that reluctance, if only a partial one.
  — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• Delays to repeatedly clear objects off the field — sometimes adding up to 30 minutes or more over the course of a game — are common as fans test the league's reluctance to abandon a match.
  — James Ellingworth, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
• The directors faced reluctance from survivors and witnesses who were too scared to participate, or would agree to speak and then ghost them.
  — Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024