Sentence examples for be reticent from inspiring English sources

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be reticent

adjective

Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.

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They have good reason to be reticent.

But his predecessors were also right to be reticent.

But Hawkinson can be reticent when it comes to his motivations or a particular work's meaning.

I suspect Oregon won't be reticent about its chardonnays for long.

Whereas the right used to be reticent and the Socialists keen, things have come full circle.

If you appear ambivalent, they will be reticent about hiring you".

Other manufacturers may also be reticent to provide actual pixel sizes, though it is worth asking.

APRA supporters tend to be reticent about admitting their partisan attachment to the pollsters.

Isaacs said: "I thought the British Armed Forces would be reticent, I couldn't see them unburdening themselves like the Americans.

If activities require use of highly technical simulation and audiovisual equipment, faculty may be reticent to engage with the learning strategies that rely on managing "complex" equipment.

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The ladies tended to be reticent about revealing their ages, but the men didn't mind.

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