hesitancy

Example Sentences

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So I don’t feel any hesitancy about maintaining the path I’m on, and I feel I have full support of the sitting and retired judges.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Pop-up clinics were run in community centres and faith settings as the NHS and government partnered with local community leaders to tackle hesitancy.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

"It's likely that there will be a bit more hesitancy and that passengers will book their flights less far in advance," a phenomenon already seen during the Covid pandemic, Chiambaretto said.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

“Their hesitancy to cut rates, I think, is actually ... quite a mark against them,” he said on CNBC.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Every movement and word on my part felt uncomfortable, shrill, or sharp, and I was beginning to worry that the feelings of hesitancy and awkwardness were never going to lift.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken