How to Use reticence in a Sentence

reticence

noun

• The $100 pay outweighed any reticence Dlin had about the job.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2023
• DeRozan may be a monster on the court, but it’s cloaked in reticence.
  — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 17 Feb. 2022
• Bagel melts his reticence like a flame next to an ice cube.
  — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 11 June 2019
• The reticence was all a part of the no-spoiler culture.
  — Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021
• The reticence may have been because of the unusual terms of the sale.
  — Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 1 Apr. 2020
• And, in fairness to Kim, the reticence is not all down to Pyongyang.
  — Paula Hancocks, CNN, 28 Oct. 2022
• And there were some signs of the GOP’s overall reticence to embrace Trump.
  — Jess Bidgood, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
• This is a funny riff on the reticence and mistrust that's out there.
  — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2021
• The drinks had warmed him, and the heat of Sichuanese peppercorns seemed to stir him from his usual reticence.
  — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019
• This reticence did little to dampen the bonhomie of the crowds.
  — John Leland, New York Times, 30 May 2018
• Where does the reticence to call yourself a critic come from?
  — Vulture, 8 Aug. 2023
• That reticence has likely helped keep a lid on its stock.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 24 July 2018
• That reticence may also be a function of the choice to be anonymous.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2019
• There are still concerns about the reticence of customers to have their data in the hands of 3rd parties.
  — Annie Brown, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
• McConnell's reticence on Trump is not a two-way street.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 7 Dec. 2021
• The United States, Israel's main ally, has shown greater reticence over the impact of the war in Gaza.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2023
• Snap isn’t alone in its reticence to release data on time spent in its app.
  — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2022
• Estela couldn’t understand François’ reticence and hopped on her bike and took off down the hill.
  — Jason Wilson, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022
• There has been the boom, then there was the bust, there was a lot reticence to spend money again on digital media.
  — Eric Johnson, Recode, 23 Aug. 2018
• So this is a plea for reticence, or at least a greater recognition of its value.
  — Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 15 Nov. 2020
• There’s a similar reticence to cut loose for a few other songs that could use it.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 18 June 2018
• Gone is any reticence around the group’s existence or its name.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
• And the cost of Romney’s reticence is being paid not just by the people back home in Utah, but by everyone who calls the West home.
  — Nick Martin, The New Republic, 15 June 2021
• But, turns out the reason for the reticence has less to do with wishy-washy policy, and more to do with the Constitution.
  — Courtney Shea, refinery29.com, 1 Feb. 2021
• That reticence is due, in part, to a fear of retribution.
  — New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
• There is the taint of stigma and a reticence to talk openly about this kind of reproductive loss.
  — Tara Shafer, Redbook, 19 June 2018
• At Salem, the rage room initially sparked some reticence too.
  — Nicole Gull McElroy, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2021
• This could be a symptom of the industry’s reticence to leave its comfort zone.
  — Les Borsai, SPIN, 26 June 2023
• Kauffman also expressed reticence over how to proceed with celebrating the series' 30th anniversary in the wake of such tragedy.
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2024
• In business, this reticence clouds judgment and leads to more emotional rather than logical decisions.
  — Mark Kane, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024