How to use "reluctant" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "reluctant" in popular movie and book plots

  • Although he greets them politely, Mac remains reluctant to open up about his past.  - Tender Mercies
  • Ida finally convinces a still reluctant Paddy to buy the farm she and Sean have their hearts set on.  - The Sundowners
  • Bean is reluctant to have children, as he does not want his Anton's Key gene to be passed on.  - Shadow Puppets
  • He is reluctant to do so, but Dude implores Chance to cooperate, saying that Stumpy is alone and has no food or water to hold out very long.  - Rio Bravo (film)
  • Although annoyed with Kralik's stubbornness, Matuschek is reluctant to ignore his judgment.  - The Shop Around the Corner
  • Grinda entices the reluctant Nick to participate and leads him into the den.  - The Deer Hunter
  • Generally, although she likes, and is able to enjoy, sex, she is very reluctant to talk about it, especially in public.  - Just Like That (novel)
  • Blake wants to use Liberator and its new crew to attack the Federation with the others, especially Avon, as reluctant followers.  - Blake's 7
  • Madame Thénardier immediately accepts, while Thénardier pretends to love Cosette and be concerned for her welfare, reluctant to give her up.  - Les Misérables
  • Anna is shocked by the accusations – the King is a polygamist, but he is no barbarian – but she is reluctant to see him after their argument.  - The King and I
  • He persuades the reluctant Rat and willing Mole to join him on a trip.  - The Wind in the Willows
  • Zola is reluctant to give up a comfortable life, but she brings forth new evidence to pique his curiosity.  - The Life of Emile Zola
  • His daughter Rose takes her reluctant father to see a doctor, who sternly admonishes Alvin to give up tobacco.  - The Straight Story
  • The Enterprise crew sees Cochrane as a legend, but the real man is reluctant to assume his historical role.  - Star Trek: First Contact
  • Montag forces the scared and reluctant Faber into helping him by methodically ripping pages from the Bible.  - Fahrenheit 451
  • Lobo is reluctant to take part in this experiment, and Vornoff uses a whip to re-assert his control over his slave and assistant.  - Bride of the Monster

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