It generally involved a strange reluctance on the part of people to buy what he had to sell.

He felt a strange reluctance at stirring from this place.

But he had a strange, strong emotional reluctance to take it off.

But he felt a strange reluctance to turn in the direction of the river.

The moment Rap saw the door, the strange reluctance released him.

He did not obey at once, for a strange reluctance seized him.

With a strange reluctance, he took the receiver from its hook.

There was no reason, now, not to share the book, but it took an effort to overcome her strange reluctance.

Then there is the strange Democratic reluctance to engage in a serious discussion about one of the most important issues now facing the country.

Yet he felt deep within him a strange reluctance to turn his back upon this tremendous land.