dally

Example Sentences

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The actors don’t dally or fiddle for motivation.

From Los Angeles Times

Congress is dallying over the $10 billion covid relief bill, and every week of delay will prove costly in the fall.

From Washington Post

The Brazilian was gifted the chance as Cesar Azpilicueta dallied on the ball, allowing him to steal in and finish calmly.

From BBC

But the election has also demonstrated something else: that more and more people in France are now prepared to dally with the "extremes".

From BBC

If the Fed dallies, and higher inflation becomes a more lasting feature of the economy, it will be even harder to stamp out.

From New York Times