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In one instance, Lisa is aghast to find a gun in his house, but her anxiety about his involvement with a local resistance group feels no more dramatic than her frustration with Basem’s reticence about the dissolution of his family.
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
That reticence could conceivably involve suppressing concerns about how the U.S. military’s increasing involvement in domestic missions is placing strains on resources and readiness.
—Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
The city’s reticence, per the emails, centered around its request to view the records of antisemitic incidents in Boston that were referenced in Terrell’s letter to Wu.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
The reticence from Goldman was particularly jarring given that last week several major Wall Street chieftains, including Jamie Dimon, head of JPMorgan Chase, and BlackRock’s Larry Fink, were more direct in their assessment of the turmoil.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
That reticence could conceivably involve suppressing concerns about how the U.S. military’s increasing involvement in domestic missions is placing strains on resources and readiness.
—Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
The city’s reticence, per the emails, centered around its request to view the records of antisemitic incidents in Boston that were referenced in Terrell’s letter to Wu.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
The reticence from Goldman was particularly jarring given that last week several major Wall Street chieftains, including Jamie Dimon, head of JPMorgan Chase, and BlackRock’s Larry Fink, were more direct in their assessment of the turmoil.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reticence
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“Reticence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reticence. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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reticence
noun
ret·i·cence
ˈret-ə-sən(t)s 
1
: the quality or state of being reticent
a witness's reticence that was unhelpful to police
2
: an instance of being reticent
3
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