dithers

Example Sentences

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But as Jacy dithers and stalls in the July heat, so does the story, even as it wends toward the feverish, improbable rush of its climax.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

The narrator dithers over how much she wants a leadership position in this unofficial hierarchy of casual dismissiveness, earnestness avoidance and radical obsolescence.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2021

Neves pings a stupendous long ball out to the right for Cancelo, who cuts back to Joao Mario in the area but he dithers slightly, and hoofs the shot over the bar.

From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2018

But as the company dithers, its users are organizing.

From The Verge • Aug. 16, 2018

Tilly dithers in the little porch, waiting to open the door.

From The Rainbow by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)