haltingly

Example Sentences

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The cleanup of local-government finances is proceeding haltingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Norton, though, spoke haltingly, stumbling at times over her words.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025

“This is where we were supposed to grow old,” she said haltingly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

Talks between WGA leadership and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers resumed last month, but haltingly.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Slipping the letter out, she read haltingly, telling herself after each paragraph she would stop.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez