hesitancy

Example Sentences

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This hesitancy is a counterpoint to the flood of money going into 529s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

If something sounds too good to be true, have a certain amount of hesitancy making any decisions based on the bot’s information.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

"It is crucial to ascertain whether similar drivers of hesitancy" affect routine vaccinations for other contagious diseases such as measles or the flu, they wrote in a separate commentary in The Lancet.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

When the first series aired last year, Ben, 27, feels there was "hesitancy" in the LDS community about it.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

“Yessum. This morning,” he said, detecting hesitancy and confusion in her voice.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright