hemming
Example Sentences
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He has also mocked allies uneasy about the widening conflict, referring to those who "wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force."
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
“They’re rolling their eyes at the price, hemming and hawing about it, but if people drink cold brew, they’re getting their cold brew,” said Pedeaux.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
Outside her window, farmland rolls into rocky coastline, hemming a glasslike bay striped with turquoise and populated by showboating dolphins.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
And they're hemming and hawing and saying, what if they use it as .
From Salon ● May 9, 2024
A gray-haired woman sits on a brown chair, perfectly erect, hemming a calico skirt.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
