How to Use disinclination in a Sentence

disinclination

noun
  • Many, but the most common was a disinclination to eat meat.
    — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2019
  • This all goes back to the Heat’s disinclination to pay into the luxury tax.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Even on his first day, the president showed a disinclination to stick to his talking points.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2017
  • The Democrats’ disinclination to sharpen their critique telegraphs a desire to get on with it: to speed toward the future rather than linger in 2016.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Erik Spoelstra has shown almost a disinclination to play big, which also has been the increasing trend around the league.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 July 2022
  • And with little wall space to hang show posters and a certain disinclination to bring her work home, Ms. Osnes went with show magnets instead.
    — Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Ailes, knowing Trump’s disinclination to take advice, or even listen to it, turned him down.
    — Callum Borchers, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2018
  • Horowitz’s disinclination to pay his bills has inspired complaints over the years, some on legal stationery.
    — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Its lineup of safety equipment and extra features is as strong as its disinclination to stop for gas.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2022
  • This seems to be not a mere disinclination but a disability.
    — Jarvis Deberry, NOLA.com, 17 May 2017
  • This seems to be not a mere disinclination but a disability.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 4 May 2017
  • This seems to be not a mere disinclination but a disability.
    — Jarvis Deberry, NOLA.com, 17 May 2017
  • This seems to be not a mere disinclination but a disability.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 4 May 2017
  • This seems to be not a mere disinclination but a disability.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 4 May 2017
  • This seems to be not a mere disinclination but a disability.
    — George F. Will, The Mercury News, 3 May 2017
  • This seems to be not a mere disinclination but a disability.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 4 May 2017
  • This seems to be not a mere disinclination but a disability.
    — Jarvis Deberry, NOLA.com, 17 May 2017
  • If, faced with half-empty offices, such service workers do not come back for want of custom, that will add to the commuters’ disinclination to return.
    — The Economist, 11 June 2020
  • Rather, the outcome of the vote was more a reflection of the volunteers' disinclination to follow the orders of a regular Texian Army man over those from one of their own.
    — Robert Kolarik, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The impression that these are just people in wigs is only bolstered by their disinclination to reflect on their choices.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Their disinclination to do that is admirable in the too-much-information, 21st-century pop world.
    — Carl Wilson, Slate Magazine, 10 July 2017
  • Bill Elder, a tall skinny boy with big ears and acne, seemed to have a disinclination to shower, or wear deodorant when his underarm hair had begun to grow and his armpits to smell like a nervous adult's.
    — Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2013
  • Russia’s clear disinclination to respond to last week’s U.S. military strike in Syria shows Putin wants to avoid a direct military clash.
    — Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Both have made clear their disinclination to vote for more witness testimony.
    — Tom Benning, Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Over the decades, no single feature of his artistic policy has caused more grievance than this disinclination to bring in Balanchine alumni.
    — Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Walmart's disinclination to follow in the footsteps of competitors Amazon and Target, each of which pay a minimum of $15 an hour, drew a strong rebuke from labor activists.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Kapler’s propensity to play matchups earlier than most managers would and his disinclination toward letting starters go through a lineup a third time has resulted in him wearing out the path between the dugout and the pitcher’s mound.
    — Jon Tayler, SI.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • There seems to be a disinclination on the part of most Republican senators to oppose the president's nominees.
    — Ally Schweitzer, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Through a combination of distraction and disinclination to bend to the U.K’s whims, currently there is no willingness to do that, diplomats from several EU countries said.
    — Ian Wishart, Bloomberg.com, 26 May 2020
  • The drama in Hong Kong is only the latest example of Mr. Trump’s disinclination to let human rights and democracy complicate his diplomacy.
    — Michael Crowley, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2019

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