hesitation
Example Sentences
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More recently, a doji on Wednesday came close to filling the upside gap left from that April 28 session, highlighting ongoing hesitation in the trend.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
I think it starts from the same thing that inspired my own hesitation to declare the frozen trucker case absurd when I first heard about it.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
“Anytime where you have to depend on a product that you’re not familiar with, there might be some hesitation to adopt it,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
“That horrible act was stopped because of the courage and professionalism of law enforcement — the officers who responded without hesitation and did their jobs as they were trained to do,” Blanche said Monday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
And without any hesitation, Javier began to talk to Moss’s friends, answering their questions as each was launched at him.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Vocabulary lists containing hesitation
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