dally

Example Sentences

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And the White House is doing some dallying of its own: There are eight more IG slots for which Mr. Biden has yet to even nominate someone.

From Washington Post

But ladies and gentlemen of Capitol Hill, let’s not dilly dally, please.

From Washington Times

Meanwhile, pitchers constantly dally on the mound, and batters can never seem to get set at the plate without adjusting batting gloves or stepping out of the box to contemplate the origin of the universe.

From Washington Times

With a large physical off-exchange market, and a lot more liquidity theoretically, then the sparely traded stocks dallied with so far, the retail wolf pack is in dangerous waters.

From The Guardian

Our fellow Texans, out of work and hope, are waiting in long food lines in part because of the federal government’s dallying.

From Washington Times