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'reluctant' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'reluctant' with 12 example sentences.


reluctant adjective

: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

: disinclined to become involved

: not eager


  • Men are often reluctant to see a doctor.
  • The mother was reluctant to leave her children alone.
  • Are you reluctant to let other people drive your car?
  • Are you reluctant to go there?
  • He was reluctant to answer.
  • She was reluctant to reveal her secret.
  • The directors were reluctant to undertake so risky a venture.
  • She was reluctant to marry him.
  • Some soldiers were reluctant to obey the commands.
  • Too long a holiday makes one reluctant to start work again.
  • The government is reluctant to alter its economic policy.
  • The police are reluctant to pursue criminal charges in medical cases.
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