reticently

ADVERB
  1. with reticence; in a reticent manner
    she answered the questions reticently
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

How To Use reticently In A Sentence

  • In 2004, she moved halfway around the world to become the assistant director of the Australian Museum in Sydney ("I was ready for a change," she said reticently), before crossing the planet again to start her current job ("An opportunity arose to come lead a great museum") this past September. The Keeper of Curiosities
  • Haskil plays the two concertos intimately but not reticently.
  • she answered the questions reticently
  • There is no clear win for the United States in Iraq, which even McCain reticently admits. Linda Milazzo: Lieberman and McCain's Desired Escalation Could Result in the Next World War
  • It was remarkable to see this young girl walk reticently on stage, sit at the piano and begin to play so naturally, confidently and without any interference to the musical flow.
  • For when Eleanor, who used English so reticently, said The Years
  • Whether she wore a low middy collar or dressed reticently for school in a black suit with a high-necked blouse, she was airy, flippant. Main Street
  • The Anglicans are the only church to offer condoms to parishioners, and even they seemed to do it reticently. Boing Boing: November 28, 2004 - December 4, 2004 Archives
  • This is an opera that definitely sings, but perhaps too reticently for those bred on Verdi, Puccini, and Wagner.
  • He looked at me, smiling reticently, and said, ‘I'll pick you up at 7.’
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy