hesitations
Example Sentences
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Let’s start with the big “why” for your efforts, because that may solve all of your hesitations in one fell swoop.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
Douglass admired Lincoln’s towering sense of humanity even as he critiqued the president’s hesitations and half-steps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
When you do have moments where you go I think this might be going too far or This is too mean-spirited, how do those hesitations manifest for you?
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2025
The lack of weapons has been made worse by hesitations over what the West is willing to supply.
From BBC ● May 26, 2024
“But of course!” he cried, making up for his first hesitations with an excess of noisy cordiality.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
