dithering
Example Sentences
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After some dithering, I settled on my home state of New York.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
Pentagon dithering over the Navy’s sixth-generation fighter, the F/A-XX, has delayed its development and led to hundreds of millions in contract-extension costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
It would rather binge-watch thousands of hours of trashy TV shows than deal with the dithering crew of space hippies to which it’s been assigned.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025
The charity said dithering over the fund had prompted some providers to seek work elsewhere, meaning many families will now face longer waits for support because of a backlog of applications.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025
There was a lot of dithering and stopping to groom or rub, but despite their stress everyone got a fair amount of food in.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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