dilatory

Example Sentences

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There have always been those who found the place, with its pretentious airs, dilatory pacing and stultifying rules of order, a frustrating environment to work in, much less thrive.

From Los Angeles Times

"Mr Trump's current situation is a result of his own dilatory actions," he wrote.

From BBC

In early February, after Harvard’s first round of submissions, Representative Foxx accused it of a “limited and dilatory” response.

From New York Times

When there is a claim, however frivolous and intentionally dilatory, it must receive the same slow service as every other claim at the courthouse window.

From Salon

Representative Virginia Foxx, a Republican of North Carolina, said Harvard was providing a “limited and dilatory” response to her investigation of the school’s handling of alleged campus antisemitism.

From New York Times