tarry
Example Sentences
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On Gawain’s deathbed he realizes what is at stake and writes to Lancelot to “make no tarrying” and come to Arthur’s rescue.
This time, we deliberately tarried for the scores of curious locals and drivers who wanted to know about our bike, our route, our motivation and “Are you still talking?”
I see the final visitors depart, many tarrying until the last second.
But we could not tarry long there out in the open.
From Literature
The ticking watch urged him not to tarry.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
