dawdle

Example Sentences

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I dawdled at the door as long as I dared: definitely his suspicions were aroused.

From Literature

The camera was being loaded into a truck, and I dawdled to watch, but soon it was gone and then there was nothing more to see.

From Literature

“I don’t have some fancy pyramid. But if you want to see the greatest Wonder of this world or any other, well, just follow me. Don’t dawdle, now!”

From Literature

“Don’t dawdle. We don’t want to miss any announcements.”

From Literature

Later, at Brasserie de Monaco, the principality’s craft beer brewery, I dawdled over a pint of Blonde de Monaco and fell into conversation with Nils, a Danish skipper.

From The Wall Street Journal