Disinclined

Disinclined to risk his accomplishments on their goodwill, Worth, newly promoted to brigadier general, returned from leave, reopened negotiations—and seized them.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

Disinclined to risk his accomplishments on their goodwill, Worth, newly promoted to brigadier general, returned from leave, reopened negotiations—and seized them.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

Disinclined to spend the evening alone in Daily's depressing house, she debated where to take her picnic supper.

A Girl's Legs Stirring The Air 2010

Disinclined to begin driving again, he sat with his hands resting listlessly in his lap and continued to monitor the McDonald's clientele.

A Girl's Legs Stirring The Air 2010

Disinclined to speak with the ragged strangers but desirous of avoiding an argument with two armed otters and a tall human, the marmot politely supplied them with directions to the central marketplace.

The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010

Disinclined to return to the United States, he remained in Berlin until the burning of the Reichstag in 1933; he then joined the already sizeable German émigré community in London and met with success directing the film Little Friend (1934), a thriller written with his friend and disciple Christopher Isherwood.

Salka Viertel. 2009

Disinclined to investigate further, I went back indoors, and the visitors proceeded to communicate with me telepathically.

When Animals Speak Penelope Smith 2009

Disinclined to the labor and expense of long-simmered stocks and sauces, middle-class home cooks refined other methods: for example, making a broth from the trimmings of a roast, using the broth to dissolve the flavorful crust from the roasting pan, and boiling this relatively small amount of liquid to reduce and thicken it, or binding it with cream or flour.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Disinclined to the labor and expense of long-simmered stocks and sauces, middle-class home cooks refined other methods: for example, making a broth from the trimmings of a roast, using the broth to dissolve the flavorful crust from the roasting pan, and boiling this relatively small amount of liquid to reduce and thicken it, or binding it with cream or flour.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Disinclined to permit my thoughts to wander from the text, at the back of my mind a dim sensation of uneasiness, almost of resentment, because of the slight audible intrusion betrayed itself.

My Tropic Isle 2003