dithering

Example Sentences

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“Fashion is art,” declared the Met’s director, Max Hollein, at the show’s press preview last week, as if to say, Let’s stop dithering on the subject.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

After some dithering, I settled on my home state of New York.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

Referring to the dithering over tariffs, the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

The GMB union said the government's plan to support the "beleaguered" steel industry provided "desperately needed" funding after "years of dithering".

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

Oppie irritated Strauss by dithering over the offer for months without replying.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik