Russian writer Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), under pressure from his government, reluctantly declined the Nobel Prize that he won in 1958.

His Catholicism and the opposition of her mother Queen Charlotte meant the Princess reluctantly declined the offer.

The band reluctantly declined in favour of saving new songs for the planned album.

The inspector hesitated, then declined somewhat reluctantly.

Five minutes later, reluctantly declining to stay for lunch, Tarrant took his leave.

Pressed to marry Liat by her mother, Bloody Mary, Cable reluctantly declines, realizing that the Asian girl would never be accepted by his family or Philadelphia society.

Hyde reluctantly declined to attend.

When the Indian government asked him to help rebuild a village that had been displaced by a dam, he reluctantly declined.

As he was only 15 years-old at the time he reluctantly declined, however, he was persuaded at the second time of asking a few weeks later.

In 1947, Finland reluctantly declined Marshall aid in order to preserve good relations with the Soviets, ensuring Finnish autonomy.