reluctantly
adverb
re·luc·tant·ly
ri-ˈlək-tənt-lē 
: in a reluctant manner : with aversion or hesitation
The quiet resolution in his voice penetrated her racing thoughts. Reluctantly she gave him a corner of her attention.—
Elizabeth George Speare
Elizabeth George SpeareHe is about to release 'Thriller,' and today he's agreed, reluctantly, to sit for the Rolling Stone cover.—Gerri Hirshey
Gerri HirsheyKirsti had gone to bed reluctantly, complaining that she wanted to stay up with the others, that she was grownup enough, … that it wasn't fair.—Lois Lowry
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Antony becomes United’s first departure of the winter transfer window, while the club would reluctantly consider the sales of academy graduates Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford is also available.
—Sam Joseph, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Naturally, that makes a hero of the last president to pull it off — even if McKinley did so reluctantly and had more than a few regrets before he was assassinated by an anarchist.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Estranged siblings reluctantly reunite at their father’s third wedding, where unresolved tensions flare.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Emotionally raw, and alone in the city, Ari reluctantly forces himself to rekindle his relationships with old friends.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
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Sam Joseph, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Naturally, that makes a hero of the last president to pull it off — even if McKinley did so reluctantly and had more than a few regrets before he was assassinated by an anarchist.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Strangers in the Same Shirt Director/Screenwriter: Anthon Chase Johnson, Producers: Lauralee Gonzalez, Andrew Scott James, Clay Connor Dean
Estranged siblings reluctantly reunite at their father’s third wedding, where unresolved tensions flare.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Emotionally raw, and alone in the city, Ari reluctantly forces himself to rekindle his relationships with old friends.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Reluctantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reluctantly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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