hesitantly

Example Sentences

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Despite his concerns, Gini said there was "never any doubt in my mind", adding that her husband "came around, hesitantly".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

A friend hesitantly told him: “André, you have blurred photographs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

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

Presidential front-runner and governing party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum hesitantly met with representatives from the Mexican bishops’ conference.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

After a little while the other two occupants of the hutch, Laurel and Haystack, came hesitantly out and looked about them.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams