hesitate
Example Sentences
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You hesitate for an instant, torn between the invitingly warm lower level and the formidable set of stairs leading upward.
The pattern is familiar: Elites hesitate to name antisemitism clearly for fear of inflaming tensions, only to discover that ambiguity emboldens extremists rather than restraining them.
When I asked what he wanted now most of all he didn't hesitate: "I want to see my wife!"
From BBC
Children under the age of 5 and adults 85 and older are most likely to need to visit an emergency room or clinic because of norovirus, and should not hesitate to seek care, experts say.
From Los Angeles Times
“I hesitated, and I guess he heard the hesitation. So he asked me, ‘What would your son say?’
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
