Examples of reluctance in a Sentence

the mice showed an odd reluctance to eat the cheese we had put out for them

Recent Examples on the Web Weak demand in China has been a key reason, as well as many companies’ reluctance to charge more for their goods and services. — Weilun Soon, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022 And within Britain, at the heart of some people’s reluctance toward the new king is not so much a distaste for hereditary privilege or the shadow of colonialism but the ghost of Diana. — Amanda Ferguson, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 But the Queen also personified her country’s reluctance to come to terms with that change. — Cassie Werber, Quartz, 8 Sep. 2022 Although the pandemic restrictions have been lifted, the coronavirus is continuing to hamper return-to-office plans as fears of getting sick fuel worker reluctance. — Taylor Telford, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 Dolasinski believes that despite the ongoing nature of COVID-19 and some reluctance to travel, there remains a market to capture. — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 The Biden administration’s reluctance to acknowledge the necessary role of fossil fuels in an energy transition certainly angered many CEOs. — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 Bearden and Birdwell had met at Woody's Tavern to discuss the latter's reluctance to sign divorce papers. — Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022 But police, prosecutors and counselors say the true number is likely far larger, in part because of reluctance to report such attacks. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022 See More

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