haltingly

Example Sentences

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The cleanup of local-government finances is proceeding haltingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Norton, though, spoke haltingly, stumbling at times over her words.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025

Kennedy speaks in a quiet, strained voice, sometimes haltingly, the result of a neurological condition called spasmodic dysphonia.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024

“I think there was definitely … yeah … at one point for sure, you know?” he said haltingly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2023

One of them, a thick-bodied, flatnosed woman of forty years, blessed Dany haltingly in the Common Tongue, but from the others she got only flat black stares.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin