reticent

He was reticent at first, but I got him talking.

His blood was up and he no longer felt reticent at all.

I think we have to be very reticent about that.

He'd always been reticent but this was no big deal.

But several members of his union were not so reticent.

She was also not nearly so reticent as her brother.

At first anyone they met was most reticent to offer help.

She did not look the sort of woman who would be reticent about a thing like that.

I tried asking her questions about herself, but she was reticent.

"These people are very reticent to come forward," she said.

Not that the others were reticent about speaking for him.

Despite their problems, many artists seemed reticent to ask for help.

It was a long speech for so reticent a man.

In no case could one make a mistake by being reticent.

But those who came were not reticent about making their feelings known.

Not that she had ever been reticent over speaking her mind, but still.

Clearly enough, the presence of the Americans was making him a bit reticent.

She is reticent to name other influences on her work.

She led the way, the more reticent Louis coming behind her.

Like most of his kind he was reticent with strangers.

They were reticent, however, as to the immediate job in hand.

She is far more reticent and shy than I am.

He is more reticent about the other questions, which could take several years to be answered.

Why should she have been so reticent at the time of the tragedy?

However, many countries have been very reticent in accepting them.