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Sentence count:187+20Posted:2016-07-20Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: disinclinedgrudgingloathunwillingAntonym: willingSimilar words: relevantinstantdistantconstantassistantinstantlyimportantconsultantMeaning: [rɪ'lʌktənt]  adj. 1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom 2. unwilling to become involved 3. not eager. 
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61. They may also be friends of the chairman, so they are reluctant to upset the applecart.
62. The army has been held back because the government is reluctant to make martyrs of the protesters.
63. The United Nations was reluctant to get its forces embroiled in civil war.
64. I was reluctant to trust the evidence of my senses.
65. I'm reluctant to part with any of the kittens, but we need the money.
66. Even with three top films on the go, Michelle is reluctant to talk about herself.
67. Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.
68. Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words.
69. They have been reluctant to admit AIDS patients, in part because of unfounded fears of contagion.
70. They were reluctant to take any step that might be regarded as hostile.
71. The workers are reluctant to be ordered around by the employers.
72. S.B. was deeply reluctant to envisage a new coalition.
73. Fate leads the willing,(sentencedict.com/reluctant.html) and drags along the reluctant. Seneca 
74. It's amazing how many reluctant spouses become addicted after this gentle introduction.
75. In a world reluctant to use weapons or risk troops, economic embargoes are one of the few punitive alternatives.
76. For this reason, campaigners like Rifkin are necessary, and younger scientists especially have a reluctant admiration for him.
77. And then, the prior's reluctant to make any accusations against Isambard but on good, solid evidence.
78. Many feel reluctant to take a back seat and allow their children to enjoy the special attractiveness of the teens and twenties.
79. Are clinicians reluctant to put older people on surgical waiting lists because they are in some way discriminating against older people?
80. She wasn't even sure why she'd been so reluctant to come into contact with him.
81. The authorities have been reluctant to crack down on pachinko for other reasons as well.
82. Leonard's reluctant leave-taking from Maria takes place on the airport apron.
83. Doctors are reluctant to prescribe a new class of drugs, especially ones which need to be taken for long periods of time.
84. Hoffman plays a reluctant hero who disappears after rescuing plane crash survivors.
85. About half the normal amount of trades took place as traders were reluctant to place bets ahead of the long weekend.
86. As a result western companies have been especially reluctant to buy eastern chemical plants and other polluting or energy-intensive businesses.
87. However, boat builders were reluctant to install such novel machinery.
88. Consumers are proving to be as reluctant to bite after Christmas as they were before.
89. Their desire to keep rates down made them reluctant to build council houses.
90. The overwhelming caseload has made the government reluctant to postpone trials, even though virtually all of the suspects lack defense attorneys.
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