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
The Pac-12 — the conference of Jackie Robinson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Cheryl Miller, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Steve Prefontaine, John Elway and Tiger Woods — fell apart slowly, haltingly, haphazardly over the course of years.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
Yutar haltingly told the court that preparations for guerrilla warfare were indeed made.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
