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reluctantly

[ UK /ɹɪlˈʌktəntli/ ]
[ US /ɹɪˈɫəktəntɫi/ ]
ADVERB
  1. with reluctance

How To Use reluctantly In A Sentence

  • He had, somewhat reluctantly R 'shiel thought, agreed with her plan, despite Tarja's objections. TREASON KEEP
  • The hippogryph reluctantly descended, landing near his rider. WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE
  • Ian found himself reluctantly letting his lids fall shut, and he heard the door swing inwards.
  • The order of gentlemanly parleying and brokery has, therefore, with many apprehensions of calamity, been reluctantly and tardily giving ground before something that is of a visibly underbred order. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation
  • But she had nothing to say throwing any light on the investigation, save that she admitted reluctantly that "Anny" would have been such a nice, respectable young woman if it hadn't been for the drink. The Lodger
  • Reluctantly, therefore, but speedily, I arose, and induing my garments with all practicable haste, I described a course to Excerpts from the Diary of William S. Mullins, November 23 through 25, 1840
  • Reluctantly, he pulled away from her and glanced into her misty eyes.
  • Skull finished reading a sentence and looked up reluctantly.
  • She folded her arms and Kev reluctantly jumped down off the stage so he didn't have to yell all the way across the room.
  • Many parents and teachers at St. George's were opposed but reluctantly agreed to the study after a presentation by Owens, whose daughter was a junior there. Teens Benefit From Later School Day, More Sleep
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