dallying

Example Sentences

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I have been dallying and making a gluten-free french toast with some nice seeds, vanilla, cinnamon and berries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Arsenal went into half-time with 15 attempts at goal, of which only three were on target, and the second half started with Odegaard dallying on another chance.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023

Jones’ denial in 24 hours of Meadows’ emergency motion was the mark of a court unwilling to tolerate any dallying in the search of justice.

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2023

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

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2019

“Pass me your quizzes, everyone—and no dallying, please. A stitch in time saves time, you know.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart