haltingly

Example Sentences

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The cleanup of local-government finances is proceeding haltingly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Camil’s lips start quivering after this line, and he fights back tears as he haltingly finishes.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

At the protest, Goldberg, who walks haltingly with a cane, waded into a shouting, shoving crowd to stand with the school’s supporters and try to engage with the other side.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024

The story came out haltingly, the townspeople shamed by what had happened.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren