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hesitantly

ADVERB

dubiously

Synonyms

STRONGEST

shyly

WEAK

carefully falteringly

Example Sentences

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A friend hesitantly told him: “André, you have blurred photographs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Others who were hesitantly supportive are now more firmly in favour.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025

When Attkisson asked when, he hesitantly answered, "I would say weeks, yeah — I would say weeks."

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2025

So I did it, but I hesitantly went into it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

Emily hesitantly climbed onto the one next to him.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman