hesitate
Example Sentences
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After dinner — the couple’s first Chicago tavern-style pizza — Sullivan offered Faqiri a box to save her last slice, and she hesitated.
From Los Angeles Times
“The FAA will not hesitate to act if additional safety measures are required,” the agency said.
Buy an olive oil that’s a notch nicer than what you usually allow yourself — something grassy and golden, maybe lightly infused, luxe enough to feel special but not so precious you hesitate to use it.
From Salon
But two additional trustees quit the board this week, saying the institution had hesitated to denounce hatred.
“With gaps in October and monthly inflation data complicating the trend assessment, market participants hesitated to extrapolate a clear disinflation narrative,” he said.
From Barron's
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