haw
Example Sentences
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Hedge and haw derive from the Proto-Indo-European root kagh, “to catch.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
But haw exactly are the fraudsters able to do this, and why is it so difficult for telecoms firms and authorities to tackle the problem?
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2021
"It feels like a rebirth. People are ready to come out for real, live music. They've missed this and we've missed the people... We're in hee haw heaven."
From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2021
You can’t constantly hum and haw your chances or you’ll just never get out of that paralysis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2021
What we’d done, haw, and like I say it was my idea, we had cut every stick exactly four inches too long for the Whisnants’ kitchen stove.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
