Example sentences for: reluctance

How can you use “reluctance” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In Paris, Le Monde published an attack on Ireland, "the country of emigrants," for its reluctance to assimilate immigrants into its own territory.

  • Balancing competing demands within a "cult of curability" may encourage physicians to evaluate success on the basis of curing, rather than on the basis of providing the best care for patients [ 17 ] . In such a system, it is easy to imagine how a resident's reluctance to propose alternative care approaches could result from intimidation by the accepted system rather than her own self-acknowledged lack of experience.

  • Trust was critical to overcome members' reluctance to disclose their weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and other confidential or proprietary business information to other members-some of whom were business competitors.

  • There's a kind of dignity in Lehrer's plodding reluctance to opine, in his hangdog humility, in his desire to serve as moderator rather than interrogator.

  • Of course it's hard to brag about your reluctance to hire Washington sleazeballs when you have Michael Deaver on your payroll.


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