hesitant

Example Sentences

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Profits at Micron and its rivals have been soaring exponentially, but some investors have been hesitant to get too excited, as the memory market is known to deliver dramatic booms and then busts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The United Arab Emirates pushed the U.N. resolution, proposed by Bahrain, to give hesitant states the fig leaf they might need to act.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Previous city leaders were too hesitant to build temporary housing for homeless people, she said, leaving them to languish on sidewalks while waiting for government-funded apartments to be built.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Initially Chloe was hesitant to tell friends and family that she was being affected by infertility.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I raise my hesitant fingers to my cheekbone.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed