Sentence examples similar to Reluctant gratitude from inspiring English sources
For my part, I owe Thomas – and yes, even Boulder – a somewhat reluctant debt of gratitude.
Research on Sharetribe, a community sharing site, found that users fear owing each other a debt of gratitude and are reluctant to ask for help.
It was not clear how much freedom they felt to express disagreement to outsiders; they seemed reluctant to acknowledge anything but gratitude.
A month after that fight, Spinks told of his gratitude to Lewis, saying that he had been reluctant to fight professionally after winning his Olympic championship but that Lewis "called me over and over".
But the government is seen as reluctant to undertake a purge of militant sympathizers because it owes a debt of gratitude to the most radical elements, some Afghan veterans, who fought hard against the opposition in the 1994 civil war.
The Viceroy was reluctant to pursue the issues because Waziruddin had told the local governor, Sir Auckland Colvin, that he desired only gratitude and also because Tyler had a reputation for tactless behaviour and bad-tempered remarks.
Gratitude bias can be seen, particularly in public funded service such as the National Health Service, when participants are reluctant to criticise and have a tendency to gloss over any negative concerns they have about services and treatments because they feel they should be grateful with what they receive [ 35].
