Definition of reluctantly in English:
reluctantly
adverb rɪˈlʌkt(ə)ntlirəˈləkt(ə)ntli
In an unwilling and hesitant way.
he reluctantly agrees to do his duty
Example sentencesExamples
- Inefficient or poorly located facilities are closed, sometimes reluctantly, by a board of directors.
- His father disapproves of the pram, which his mother reluctantly returns.
- By the 1880s, however, there were quite a number of women in the profession and the Association reluctantly admitted them as members.
- He reluctantly agrees, despite his best friend's misgivings.
- The judge in the case reluctantly decided to drop the charges, citing a lack of evidence.
- In 2002, the party reluctantly admitted the members ' average age was 65.
- The woman paused, then nodded reluctantly, opening her door wider, letting them in.
- He finds himself reluctantly succumbing to his suppressed passion.
- The scared young man reluctantly took the note home to his mother, dreading the impending punishment.
- Two-thirds of bar owners spoken to said they would reluctantly accept the law.
Definition of reluctantly in US English:
reluctantly
adverbrəˈləkt(ə)ntlērəˈləkt(ə)ntli
In an unwilling and hesitant way.
he reluctantly agrees to do his duty
Example sentencesExamples
- Two-thirds of bar owners spoken to said they would reluctantly accept the law.
- Inefficient or poorly located facilities are closed, sometimes reluctantly, by a board of directors.
- His father disapproves of the pram, which his mother reluctantly returns.
- By the 1880s, however, there were quite a number of women in the profession and the Association reluctantly admitted them as members.
- He reluctantly agrees, despite his best friend's misgivings.
- In 2002, the party reluctantly admitted the members ' average age was 65.
- The judge in the case reluctantly decided to drop the charges, citing a lack of evidence.
- The woman paused, then nodded reluctantly, opening her door wider, letting them in.
- The scared young man reluctantly took the note home to his mother, dreading the impending punishment.
- He finds himself reluctantly succumbing to his suppressed passion.