Sentence examples for reticent if from inspiring English sources

She is also intensely reticent, if not shy, about putting her work before the public.

In 2005, when A.B.T. acquired "The Green Table," David Hallberg was a reticent, if lovely, dancer.

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Simon seemed to like it — he was uncharacteristically reticent, as if still considering his decision — and Paula noted that Alison is "a force of nature".

It's sly by being reticent, as if you had walked into a natural history museum or an exhibition of late 20th-century machines without the wall labels to explain.

THE STAFF Competent, if reticent; the energeticchef-owner holds it all together.

He did once say that my Chopin Berceuse was "unbelievably terrible," but mostly he was encouraging, if reticent.

Kawakubo treated me with a courtly if reticent politesse, and our conversations weren't unlike a tea ceremony: exquisitely strained.

Among the stars to be added to the cast were 24 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor Alexander Siddig, who will take on the role of Doran Martell, the wise if reticent ruler of Dorne.

"And usually it's an email, 'I'm so sorry about ——'" In person, Ms. Zellweger was soft-spoken and thoughtful, if reticent about discussing some of the latest turns in her career.

But VCs will continue to be reticent as investors if the exit market doesn't pick-up a bit.