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Recent Examples of reluctantly
After being discovered, Rumi, Mira and Zoey reluctantly make their entrance on the game show by coming down on a slide that leads into a ball pit.
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Fed only reluctantly started to raise rates in mid-2022.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
While some residents reluctantly agreed to sell, others firmly oppose the project, citing concerns about transparency, community impact, and the potential loss of valuable farmland.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Children going missing — and staying missing — on reservations is so common, tribal communities have become reluctantly desensitized to the issue, Seminole said.
—Peyton Haug, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Fed only reluctantly started to raise rates in mid-2022.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
While some residents reluctantly agreed to sell, others firmly oppose the project, citing concerns about transparency, community impact, and the potential loss of valuable farmland.
—Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Children going missing — and staying missing — on reservations is so common, tribal communities have become reluctantly desensitized to the issue, Seminole said.
—Peyton Haug, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reluctantly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reluctantly
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Adam asks Conrad to take care of his brother, and Conrad hesitantly agrees.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Remember that the members of the military and the National Guard who will be asked to walk these streets are, for the most part, here unwillingly.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Jake never did learn that Anna and Tess unwillingly switched bodies overnight.—
Mara Reinstein,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Reluctantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reluctantly. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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