hesitation

Example Sentences

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Somewhere between a yearning for motherhood and a woman’s understandable hesitation about it is where the bulk of O’Hara’s onscreen interpretations lived — confidently, outlandishly, and except for Kate, clad in eccentricity.

From Salon

After a moment’s hesitation the other man grasped my other hand, and they pulled me into the boat.

From Literature

“No pressure,” Auntie Nina says, sensing my hesitation.

From Literature

Now that the money is my inheritance, however, I feel a deep hesitation about using it for these milestones.

From MarketWatch

And after a second’s hesitation she nodded and drank from their bottle, spilling a little down her front.

From Literature