dallying

Example Sentences

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In doing so, McAfee showed he’s not one for dallying, setting the trial 11 days before the Nov. 3 deadline.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2023

We are saying to the Irish government to stop dilly dallying and make a move so that we can get that medicine to the children as early as possible.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2022

Over the course of a long and sometimes dallying act, Kirkwood unravels the intricate backstory of three scientists, who in ways good and ill turn out to be exemplary of their baby boomer generation.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2021

In the meantime, a few brands are dallying with cool stuff on the side.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2019

The unit organizer, who had been dallying with his pencil, looked up.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright