dithering
Example Sentences
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After months of burying the accusations, and more than two years of dithering, the International Criminal Court at last fired its prosecutor, Karim Khan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
That crumb of optimism was swept away when Vini capitalised on a second outbreak of world-class dithering in front of their own goal.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
"What needs to happen now is for the Labour Party to stop dithering and be the voice of workers," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
After some dithering, I settled on my home state of New York.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
It was a pretense, his dithering refusal—he was one of the most confident people she had ever met.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
