temporizing

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed a key ally from his new Cabinet, bowing to a ruling from the Israeli Supreme Court after days of temporizing.

From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2023

That’s exactly the sort of temporizing that Bolton has described as worse than going to war.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2018

US history accordingly reveals a rich tapestry of legal suits, counter suits, interstate conflicts, water theft, treaties, compacts, agreements, accords, lobbying, bullying and temporizing.

From Nature • Feb. 21, 2017

I think that your husband’s temporizing may be a better strategy than outright refusal.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2015

And thus temporizing, and daily weakening the voice of conscience by disobedience, he was lost.

From The Gospel According to St. Mark by Chadwick, G. A.