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Recent Examples of reluctantly
Pitman kept both the plate and the nickname, reluctantly.
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Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
But the semiaquatic rodents are only reluctantly domesticated.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
22 June 2026
At first, many reluctantly signed up at the urging of their wives, some of whom had previously attended her women’s retreats.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
So Coerte reluctantly wrote Kilmer’s character out of the script.
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Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for reluctantly
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
But the semiaquatic rodents are only reluctantly domesticated.
—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
22 June 2026
At first, many reluctantly signed up at the urging of their wives, some of whom had previously attended her women’s retreats.
—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
So Coerte reluctantly wrote Kilmer’s character out of the script.
—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for reluctantly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reluctantly
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The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.
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Only the bravest walked hesitantly toward the well.
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Two years after his death, and even longer since Missing Richard Simmons forced him unwillingly into the public eye, Diane Sawyer is trying to get to the bottom of why the fitness guru hid inside his house for a decade.
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The Ada County Highway District is a gubernatorial signature away from unwillingly adopting a countywide, partisan vote after the Legislature passed an 11th-hour bill to overhaul how the district’s board is elected.
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“Reluctantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reluctantly. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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