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Recent Examples of reluctantly
Forced to enlist by the United States military, a young physician reluctantly cuts short his medical residency at New York’s Bellevue Hospital and ships out to a remote corner of Greenland.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Oakey stared at the blank screen and seemingly sighed, and then reluctantly turned towards the window.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Amy Sedaris plays Nora, who reluctantly calls in after losing her job at a toy store.
—Jeremy Beiler, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
There was little demand and stiff competition, especially when the German toy company Steiff debuted its own Billy Possum, albeit reluctantly.
—Howard Dorre, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Oakey stared at the blank screen and seemingly sighed, and then reluctantly turned towards the window.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Amy Sedaris plays Nora, who reluctantly calls in after losing her job at a toy store.
—Jeremy Beiler, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
There was little demand and stiff competition, especially when the German toy company Steiff debuted its own Billy Possum, albeit reluctantly.
—Howard Dorre, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reluctantly
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“Reluctantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reluctantly. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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