Sentence examples for reticence- from inspiring English sources

Such reticence is understandable in a city where many residents assume that officials use construction projects to siphon state funds.

And they were right – his comment on the matter reads like a masterpiece of stuttering reticence: "It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the actions of some offenders were influenced… at least to some degree, by the fact that the deceased was an Aboriginal person".

There may be a number of reasons for this reticence, all related to the party's current problems, both political and personal.

She's at least putting up a front of reticence.

Jane's reticence about taking my photo never bothered me because I understood it was her way of saying she had grown very fond of me.

David Haye famously refrained from sex for six weeks before his fights, explaining his reticence with the mantra: "Find a lion that hasn't had some food for a while, and you've got a dangerous cat".

"Part of the reticence comes out of the sense that many diets fail or, more accurately, many people who try to diet fail.

This reticence to confront and expose the IRA's misdemeanours was rooted in the Hume/Adams process when the then SDLP leader courageously explored dialogue with Sinn Fein to ensure an IRA ceasefire.

Pope Francis is known in his native Argentina as a man of austere habits, long pregnant pauses in conversation and a reticence about discussing himself.

When they first started giving interviews to the media, they gained a reputation for extreme reticence verging on arrogance.

Yet no industry can afford to neglect half its potential market, and perfume-makers are ever keen to crack the shell of male reticence.