hesitation

Example Sentences

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Their willingness to share didn't mean there weren't moments of hesitation about where, if anywhere, the line should be drawn.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

These shortcuts make impulse buying “almost effortless,” Florida-based VyStar Credit Union says, and removing the ease of a one-tap purchase forces a moment of hesitation that could save your budget.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Less than two minutes later, the emergency vehicle en route to United 2384 requests permission to cross the same runway, via taxiway D. After a slight hesitation, the controller gives the green light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

So watching two-time world champion Malinin fall to his first defeat in over two years, she responded without hesitation.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

I think we expected more hesitation, and maybe a story or seven about what happened at the schools.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline