hesitant
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Hesitant Chelsea passing had already presented Neto and Cunha with early opportunities before the Blues went on to surrender their first-half advantage.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024
Hesitant yet curious, she takes a few cautious steps — gives her phone number to a handsome stranger, then signs a lease on a new apartment.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023
Hesitant to commit to 100%, I opted for 70% in both the Oreo and the taro bingsoo, but bumping it up a notch might help the bingsoo taste not so like … well, shaved ice.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2022
Hesitant to receive fluids intravenously — “I really hate needles,” he said — he suppressed his fear after Randy Moss, in colorful language, reminded him that he’d be playing in the Super Bowl.
From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2019
Hesitant, he shook his head again, and he thought he had never been so aware of anything as he was aware of Thyon’s hand on the hilt of his sword.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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