dithering
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, Sir Keir defended his government's record on military spending after Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused him of "dithering".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
If Mr. Linklater, a well-established New York stage actor, cannot make Ben’s emotional dithering either original or believable, he at least brings a taut intensity to his performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
After some dithering, I settled on my home state of New York.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
It would rather binge-watch thousands of hours of trashy TV shows than deal with the dithering crew of space hippies to which it’s been assigned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
A terrible shadow fell across her before she even noticed in her dithering way that something might be amiss.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
