dallying

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He must surely know by now - but this needless dallying around the edge of the subject is now becoming faintly farcical.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

In doing so, McAfee showed he’s not one for dallying, setting the trial 11 days before the Nov. 3 deadline.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2023

Darrah’s dallying with cowboys, desert rats and glitter queens around a seedy motel isn’t, itself, altogether new to modern opera stagings, but it felt fresh and right for this little-known score.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2022

In the meantime, a few brands are dallying with cool stuff on the side.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2019

The unit organizer, who had been dallying with his pencil, looked up.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright