on the fence

Example Sentences

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Seeing a scan with calcification can help sway patients on the fence, many of whom are hesitant to take medications like statins, says Khan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“People who were on the fence about booking a cruise are hitting ‘pause.’

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

It’s unusual for so many major candidates to be on the fence about a mayoral bid so close to the filing deadline, Pomona College politics professor Sara Sadhwani said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

"I do always look forward to seeing what might end up on the fence next, but Oz probably doesn't agree as he always gets a jumpscare whenever there's a new one," the 33-year-old said.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Park, dead on the fence, had not told him where he might find China.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden