dallying
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At Ojai, Lewis wistfully performed the solo prelude off in Libbey Park shrubbery as if a dallying forest spirit summoning ghosts of festivals past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
He must surely know by now - but this needless dallying around the edge of the subject is now becoming faintly farcical.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2024
Jones’ denial in 24 hours of Meadows’ emergency motion was the mark of a court unwilling to tolerate any dallying in the search of justice.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2023
Klopp empowers his players to think for themselves: the iconic winning goal against Barcelona in last year’s Champions League semifinal came from the squad’s observation that its opponent was dallying during set pieces.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020
“Pass me your quizzes, everyone—and no dallying, please. A stitch in time saves time, you know.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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