His reluctance to encourage anyone to believe in him made people more credulous and persistent.

His reluctance to disappoint her made him speak more grudgingly than he intended.

The company's reluctance to talk to analysts made matters worse.

Williams's reluctance to be forthcoming about his inner life makes the biographer's role extremely difficult.

Her reluctance to go made her heart ache, but the truth was patent.

I was not hurrying; reluctance made me feel as though the air itself had thickened to a barrier.

He did not want to say the word, as if his reluctance would make all of this mere speculation rather than fact.

Their reluctance could make it difficult for the firm to raise $3 billion by the proposed closing date of Dec. 15.

An unaccountable reluctance to open the door made me hesitate, with my hand on the lock.

Their reluctance makes them less likely to be killed.