hesitantly
Example Sentences
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A friend hesitantly told him: “André, you have blurred photographs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
In his 70s now, wiry with sharp eyes, Yoo speaks hesitantly at first - but it comes back to him quickly.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
They have torched their credibility by violating the most fundamental obligations of candor to a court—not hesitantly, but proudly so, with undisguised disdain toward judges attempting to salvage whatever remains of the rule of law.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
So I did it, but I hesitantly went into it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Danny shook his head—a little hesitantly, I thought.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
