hesitation

Example Sentences

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Rather than showing a lack of interest, this points to hesitation driven by fear of misinterpretation, rejection or cultural judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’re just getting to know each other, so I understand your hesitation to talk to someone who is practically a stranger.”

From Literature

In that environment, power doesn’t encounter firm resistance; it encounters hesitation, fragmentation and cultural ambivalence.

From Salon

Now, facing the moment of decision, there’s troubling hesitation.

From Los Angeles Times

Dodger understood, and without another moment’s hesitation he turned and plunged off the trail into the burning woods.

From Literature