shilly-shally
Example Sentences
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He did not shilly-shally in welcoming the crowd.
From New York Times • May 18, 2010
For George Norris on the stump does not shilly-shally about getting himself elected.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whenever the German army fell into a dangerous, disorganized or shilly-shally state, we always looked for the skillful hand of .
From Time Magazine Archive
I had rather be sent home to fight manfully, or to make peace politically, than to be in this miserable shilly-shally way here.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared
I don't want to shilly-shally, little girl," he replied gently, "nor to keep anything from you.
From The Heart of a Woman by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
