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Recent Examples of reluctantly
But when the mayor offers him a job surveying the people of Simplicity, an intentional community formed in 1977, Lucius reluctantly agrees, drawn less to the job than to the people who live there.
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Isle McElroy, Vulture, 21 May 2025
The entwining of Bitcoin and traditional finance kicked off in January 2024, when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reluctantly gave the green light for Bitcoin ETFs—investment vehicles which allow people to bet on Bitcoin’s price without actually holding it—to enter the market.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 May 2025
So Joel reluctantly agrees and tells Ellie to go get the horses and meet them up the trail.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
At the start of the film, Laura, played by Paula Beer, is experiencing an undefined mental crisis but reluctantly agrees to go on a car journey with her boyfriend.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 May 2025
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Isle McElroy, Vulture, 21 May 2025
The entwining of Bitcoin and traditional finance kicked off in January 2024, when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reluctantly gave the green light for Bitcoin ETFs—investment vehicles which allow people to bet on Bitcoin’s price without actually holding it—to enter the market.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 May 2025
So Joel reluctantly agrees and tells Ellie to go get the horses and meet them up the trail.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
At the start of the film, Laura, played by Paula Beer, is experiencing an undefined mental crisis but reluctantly agrees to go on a car journey with her boyfriend.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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