reluctantly
without really wanting to; unwillingly: I told her to take a break, just for one moment, and she reluctantly pulled away from her work.
Origin of reluctantly
1Other words from reluctantly
- half-re·luc·tant·ly, adverb
- un·re·luc·tant·ly, adverb
Words Nearby reluctantly
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How to use reluctantly in a sentence
If you cannot, Miss Manners reluctantly condones not answering, on the theory that business etiquette does not require responses to those calling — metaphorically, in this case — to sell you something.
Miss Manners: Does an online dating request deserve a reply to decline? | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostFirst, Facebook, Google and the rest have reluctantly embraced their role as our gatekeepers to information, and there’s likely no going back.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through November 7) | Singularity Hub Staff | November 7, 2020 | Singularity HubSince my being home alone wasn’t a huge departure from my normal routine, my parents reluctantly agreed to let me stay home all day.
As a result we have reluctantly come to the difficult decision to wind down the business, return cash to our shareholders, and say goodbye to our colleagues with grace.
Quibi is out. But other companies will still try to build in its place | Lucinda Shen | October 22, 2020 | FortuneFacebook’s threatThe social network spoke out saying that, if passed, it would “reluctantly” stop news sharing.
State of play: Where the battle with Google and Facebook to pay for news is hottest | Lucinda Southern | September 7, 2020 | Digiday
In contrast to so many of those who were drafted, the players did not enter the Vietnam War reluctantly.
She reluctantly agreed to make her grams happy, and participated in the Miss Universe Canada pageant, placing in the top 15.
The Making of Kiesza: From Navy Sharpshooter to Beauty Queen to Pop Diva | Marlow Stern | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe has reluctantly reconnected with a brother we didn't even know he had in Season 1.
Michael Sheen’s Masterful Study of Sex and Insecurity | Caryn James | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYatsenyuk has announced that his party will now go into the elections, reluctantly, on a list separate from Poroshenko's.
Ukraine’s President Wowed Congress, But His Party Has a Dark Side | Anna Nemtsova | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is convinced that, in the end, economic reasoning will force Scots to reluctantly reject independence.
Anarchy for the U.K.? British Leaders Panicking Over Scottish Vote for Independence | Nico Hines | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere seems something in that also which I could spare only very reluctantly from a new Bible in the world.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsWhen this last shred of hope was gone, the Brigadier reluctantly gave the order to retreat.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe weapons, the most unusual weapons, we are reluctantly compelled to accept under protest.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThat is impossible—sahib—” and the words came reluctantly—“there are no boats on the river these days.
The Red Year | Louis TracyOn his return to Manila in February, 1903, he reluctantly took the required oath and was permitted to remain in the capital.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
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