dawdled

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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 • Jan. 10, 2026

Not yet knowing what I was in for, though, I dawdled, thinking the journey too far and impractical, until I finally relented about 20 hours before totality over Idaho.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2024

When No. 23 WSU hosts Northern Colorado this weekend, though, the Cougars will get a chance to sharpen the one part of their offense that has dawdled: The run game.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023

Vince and Conway were able to re-find the highest gear, helped by an Originals side that dawdled through their 100 balls.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2023

Yu Jian, chairman of the class and one of the best students, was somewhere in the middle of the line, while I dawdled so that I could be in the back of the group.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang