dallying
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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
Richarlison spurned two good chances to double Tottenham's lead - both from superb Maddison balls - the Brazilian dallying long enough to give Bournemouth time to clear before sending a close-range header into the side-netting.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
Darrah’s dallying with cowboys, desert rats and glitter queens around a seedy motel isn’t, itself, altogether new to modern opera stagings, but it felt fresh and right for this little-known score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2022
In the meantime, a few brands are dallying with cool stuff on the side.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2019
The unit organizer, who had been dallying with his pencil, looked up.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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