As usually happens, silence was taken for reluctant consent.

His publisher heavily edited the manuscript with Faulkner's reluctant consent, removing about 40,000 words in the process.

She yielded a reluctant consent to my prayers.

Beneath him, the muscles in Ranyart's back rippled, as if the horse were shrugging its reluctant consent.

Soon, all three sons enlist; the youngest is only seventeen, but gets his mother's reluctant consent to join the Army Reserve.

Ultimately, Oduduwa and his sons were able to rule with Obatala's reluctant consent.

The mage didn't wait for a second invitation, or give the man-woman a chance to take the reluctant consent back.

Captain Thurshaw gave his reluctant consent to an exploration on foot.

Achilles is quite reluctant, but eventually consents, attracted by the beauty of the king's most fair daughter, Deidamia.

At 17, Asen Yordanov volunteered for the army, with his father's reluctant consent.