haltingly
Example Sentences
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The country spent its first century expanding physically, then stopped trying to get new territory and focused - sometimes haltingly - on opening the nation to immigrants.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
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
She haltingly explained that she used to live on Poplar Boulevard and asked for help getting into a house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Slipping the letter out, she read haltingly, telling herself after each paragraph she would stop.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
