hesitancy

Example Sentences

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"But to be honest, that level of hesitancy can be overcome through price stimulation. So, short term, you are actually seeing prices dropping."

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Even though consumer confidence edged up overall, details show "growing concern about rising prices, especially gas prices, and a hesitancy to make big purchases," Long said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

This hesitancy is a counterpoint to the flood of money going into 529s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Their hesitancy to cut rates, I think, is actually ... quite a mark against them,” he said on CNBC.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

If he were nothing, if this were all, then why could not he die without hesitancy?

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright