How to Use reluctance in a Sentence

reluctance

noun

• This reluctance to share our big dreams is part of what holds us back.
  — Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
• The reluctance still shows in the rules of trading in this sector, though.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 12 Oct. 2021
• So there was some reluctance to do, to put that kind of pressure on him.
  — CBS News, 24 Oct. 2021
• Start with the reluctance of the Tour to blow up a business model that, while stressed, has not failed.
  — Eamon Lynch, USA TODAY, 24 July 2022
• 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
• Hall has expressed reluctance to ask the team’s best fans, the ones who attend games, to pay even more.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2022
• 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
• The reluctance to embrace a wealth tax is deeply rooted.
  — Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 11 Oct. 2021
• All signs point to Branson’s reluctance to keep funding the firm.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2023
• The Maclin character’s reluctance to change his ways is based on truth.
  — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
• The old sycamore, the friends, the long view of my neighborhood, the Twinkies, and finally, the reluctance to return to earth when the parental call to supper came.
  — Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 May 2022
• But some of it was clearly reluctance for voters to go for Vance.
  — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
• Yet, his seeming reluctance to run the ball at times can confound.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2022
• Did the state’s reluctance to get on board delay the program’s uptake?
  — Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2024
• The joint press release tucks the reason for that reluctance away in a dependent clause.
  — Jeremy Lott, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
• The dog's reluctance to get close to others made trying to rescue the dog and free her from the bowl challenging.
  — Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
• Or, the reluctance of having John Belushi invite these people called slam dancers to a gig.
  — Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
• Trump has shown reluctance to pressure or speak ill of Putin in public.
  — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
• Jones at times showed a reluctance to push the ball downfield — or couldn’t push it due to poor pass protection.
  — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
• The person closest to her needs to speak frankly — for the family — about their reluctance to visit the house again.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
• The poison pill and the board’s reluctance to engage with him means the next step is a formal tender offer.
  — Abram Brown, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
• And because of that, there’s a reluctance to take that kind of action, lose money and lose games and playing time.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Nov. 2021
• At the time, club owners’ reluctance to give the band a shot was understandable.
  — oregonlive, 15 Nov. 2021
• The reason for my reluctance is her poor kitchen hygiene.
  — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
• For many employees, the reluctance to return comes down to the commute.
  — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
• The reluctance of Polish truckers to move to Britain is also a story about how life in Poland has improved in the past decade.
  — New York Times, 28 Nov. 2021
• 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
• So far, the White House has signaled a reluctance to wade into the fighting in the Middle East, now entering its fifth day.
  — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
• Perhaps that explains Emmy voters’ reluctance to go all in and reward young actors.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025