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Disinclined in a sentence
Disinclined meaning
Not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling, reluctant.
Synonyms of Disinclined
Using Disinclined
- The main meaning on this page is: Not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling, reluctant.
- Useful related words include: afraid, unwilling, negative, reluctant.
- In the example corpus, disinclined often appears in combinations such as: disinclined to, seemed disinclined, are disinclined.
Context around Disinclined
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Disinclined
- In this selection, "disinclined" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seemed, felt and seems stand out and add context to how "disinclined" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and seemed disinclined to talk and are often disinclined to seek. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "disinclined" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with disinclined
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Beulah is disinclined to acquiesce to your suggestion. (8 words)
Trump seems disinclined to abide by such limitations, however. (9 words)
I understand you are disinclined to believe, 1/2. (9 words)
Jamie George scored the first hat-trick by a hooker in England’s history and yet felt disinclined to celebrate too much because there were no fans to raise his arms towards, let alone a throaty roar to be remembered until his dying day. (44 words)
For their part, Britain and France -- who had been forced in the war's latter stages to divert their own troops to the Italian front to stave off collapse -- were disinclined to support Italy's position at the peace conference. (40 words)
She managed to speak to the Liberal Party leader, Henry Campbell-Bannerman who professed to be suitably outraged but was disinclined to press the matter, as his party was split between the imperialists and the pro-Boer factions. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
On July 6, 2022, Ansari had withdrawn his bail application after the judge said she was disinclined to entertain it.
Jamie George scored the first hat-trick by a hooker in England’s history and yet felt disinclined to celebrate too much because there were no fans to raise his arms towards, let alone a throaty roar to be remembered until his dying day.
The PUP could be a home for social democrats but unionists are disinclined to vote for a party with historical connections to para-militarism.
They seemed content in stifling the runs, against a pair of openers who were disinclined to force the scoring rate.
Beulah is disinclined to acquiesce to your suggestion.
Trump seems disinclined to abide by such limitations, however.
In fact, Caroline Mulroney seemed disinclined to challenge the expectations of achievement her parents surely had.
I understand you are disinclined to believe, 1/2.
Tehran is at present disinclined to take up the idea of direct negotiations with the United States.
Unfortunately, though, those voters are disinclined to vote for your archetypal Republican.
For their part, Britain and France -- who had been forced in the war's latter stages to divert their own troops to the Italian front to stave off collapse -- were disinclined to support Italy's position at the peace conference.
Hogenson, p.87 Several young girls were seen as marriage prospects but `Abdu’l-Bahá seemed disinclined to marriage.
However, he had lost face as a result of the Midway defeat and the Naval General Staff were disinclined to indulge in further gambles.
Journalist Chris Welch, after attending a rehearsal, noted that Anderson "was singing without his usual conviction and seemed disinclined to talk".
Knowing that such a plan could be activated, the bidder could be disinclined to take over the corporation without the board's approval, and would first negotiate with the board in order to revoke the plan.
One study concluded that 'Employers are disinclined to hire workers because the US federal minimum wage is very high relative to the local average'.
People are often disinclined to seek treatment, especially since their symptoms may not be taken seriously; thus dissociative disorders have been referred to as "diseases of hiddenness".
She managed to speak to the Liberal Party leader, Henry Campbell-Bannerman who professed to be suitably outraged but was disinclined to press the matter, as his party was split between the imperialists and the pro-Boer factions.
The latter was obliged to retire to Salzburg, but his superior was naturally disinclined to abandon his claims.
Writing before the rise of the Carson–Long school of left-libertarianism, historian of American anarchism David DeLeon was disinclined to treat any market-oriented variant of libertarianism as leftist; see DeLeon, David (1978).
Common combinations with disinclined
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- disinclined to 21×
- seemed disinclined 4×
- are disinclined 4×
- was disinclined 3×
- were disinclined 3×