disinclined to say anything to anybody. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
It became kind of disinclined to really make any sacrifices. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 18, 2007] Reference
Cornyn said he is "disinclined" to support any tax increases as part of a defict reduction package. From Wordnik.com. [Dem: I'll challenge Pelosi for top leadership slot] Reference
As for his own future, Mr. Cooper said he's received a number of calls urging him to challenge State Senator Carl Marcellino, but said he's "disinclined" toward such a run. From Wordnik.com. [Cooper Stands Down, Endorses Gillibrand] Reference
But German voters seem disinclined, at this point, to give him that. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT'S GOING RIGHT] Reference
It has only made him discontented and disinclined to unfold his arms. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue] Reference
For a moment she thought the French girl was disinclined to stop at all. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier] Reference
It was rather late and our bookman was disinclined to seek a restaurant. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter at Home] Reference
The detective's friend, Taylor, appeared disinclined to remain; he said. From Wordnik.com. [The Dock Rats of New York] Reference
"Yes," said the other grumpily, as if disinclined even for conversation. From Wordnik.com. [Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek] Reference
Indeed, she appeared listless and disinclined to say a word on any subject. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Pirate] Reference
He felt rather cross, and disinclined to dwell on the subject of his wrongs. From Wordnik.com. [Jack of Both Sides The Story of a School War] Reference
In Congress, many ardent defenders of Israel are equally disinclined to fight. From Wordnik.com. [Bush Bashes Israel] Reference
The Volksraad when it assembled, however, was disinclined to ratify the Pretoria. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899] Reference
Certainly he did not say much to her, but he seemed greatly disinclined to move. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
Saniel asked, after a moment, as Caffie seemed disinclined to open the conversation. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The oil-friendly White House seems disinclined to push for tougher environmental regs. From Wordnik.com. [The Unstoppable Suv] Reference
Marty, disinclined to play, took one of her "Bessie Books" and sat down by the window. From Wordnik.com. [A Missionary Twig] Reference
I was disinclined to accept this position, as I was content to serve my constituents in the Senate. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference
So that, although I had longed for bed, I found myself, arrived there, quite disinclined for sleep. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
C., was not disinclined to lead us to ground more debateable, and lay a trap for our national vanity. From Wordnik.com. [Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819] Reference
Chamber of Commerce, also accused businesses of sometimes being disinclined to work with labor groups. From Wordnik.com. [Obama tries to rally labor support for Democrats ahead of fall elections] Reference
As it stands, Khameini, generally prone to indecision, seems disinclined to settle this internal debate. From Wordnik.com. [Time To Change Tacks On Iran] Reference
But I'm disinclined (and so is Barbara, in spite of her joking about it) to call up and make suggestions. From Wordnik.com. ['He's Been Through A Lot'] Reference
His sourness is that of a critic and a politician, disinclined to accept newcomers on their own valuation. From Wordnik.com. [Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature] Reference
He was disinclined to speak, and said he preferred to wander around the camp but insisted that I should speak. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference
The image produced a strange envy in the old man, but he was either unable or disinclined to know who was its object. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret of Healers and Monsters] Reference
Both are restrained, private people, normally disinclined to tell the public anything about their private activities. From Wordnik.com. [William Hague's Hotel Bedroom Boob] Reference
But Lincoln was neither suspicious nor timid, and was therefore disinclined to pay heed to the warnings of Pinkerton. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
From this conduct we must, I think, infer that the Fairy race were a weak people bodily, unaccustomed and disinclined to war. From Wordnik.com. [Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales] Reference
Mr.F. Ll. Griffith is disinclined to accept my suggestion that the object of these pictures of the shell was to animate the statues. From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of the Dragon] Reference
Permanent members China and Russia are disinclined to interfere in the country's internal politics, however repressive or abhorrent. From Wordnik.com. [The Cost of Consensus] Reference
The Kinderhook statesman, however, disinclined to give it up, asked the Secretary in a note on the same day for authority to use his name. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
Mrs Mavor did her best, but she was ill at ease, and, as must have been patent to all, strongly disinclined to talk of to-morrow's event. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
His excessive labors had fatigued him less than the great excitement which he had undergone, and now he felt disinclined to exert himself. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
He was disinclined for step-by-step procedure, and found reason for anger in the officials and Ministers who thought the war ought to be conducted according to book. From Wordnik.com. [Lloyd George The Man and His Story] Reference
Upon arriving in London, Lord Lovat found that Lord Seafield, the colleague of the Earl of Tullibardine, was disinclined to risk incurring the displeasure of the Athole family. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II.] Reference
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