dallying
Example Sentences
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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
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
Over the course of a long and sometimes dallying act, Kirkwood unravels the intricate backstory of three scientists, who in ways good and ill turn out to be exemplary of their baby boomer generation.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2021
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
