hesitate

When the opportunity arose to become the head coach at Southern, Faulk didn’t hesitate even though he already had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

They might also hesitate to install a shower chair or add handrails at the front door for all the neighbors to see.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

When asked who stood out at practice, Redick didn’t hesitate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

I hesitate to call Ms. Van Herpen’s creations “fashion.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

I see the gentlemen hesitate, but then they lay down their arms.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

“I’ve got one or two things around that I think would work — maybe,” he hesitates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

Most people recognize the familiar situation at a restaurant or dinner party when one plate arrives early and the person served hesitates to start eating.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026

And while one hesitates to say “in spite of,” Ms. Naud has cultivated a healthy career in genre films with a very prominent nevus, or birthmark, under her right eye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

That is the case for Lucia May, aged four, who hesitates as she looks at skulls peeking from wooden boxes, some still with some hair.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

He hesitates, turning the tiny glass bottle with Widget’s version of his tree trapped inside over in his hand, but then he adds it as well, flinching as it shatters against the iron.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Several men, mostly middle-aged or older, hesitated before answering.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Brighton's pressure meant Arsenal hesitated on the ball, forcing them to make decisions they normally wouldn't.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Continental was one of several U.S. oil companies that had hesitated for months to commit large amounts of capital to Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Catalina Sanchez, a 64-year-old secretary who celebrated with her daughters until 4:00 am, hesitated to remove her sunglasses as she headed to work.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

At first I hesitated, because I was in happy-fun-family mode, but she kept saying, “It’s okay to talk to me, Natalie. This is a safe zone.”

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

But experts have worried that doctors are hesitating to offer treatment without an ironclad diagnosis, which clinicians say can take time and increase risks to the mother.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

"I'm hesitating because I'm speaking on behalf of other people and that's very difficult to do," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

The U.S. didn’t become the world’s financial center by hesitating in moments of technological change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

The Chargers aren’t hesitating when it comes to bolstering their run-blocking options for new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, reportedly agreeing to terms Monday with former Baltimore Ravens tight end Charlie Kolar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026

Even though Diana had stopped the loom, Lyddie stood rubbing the powder into her fingertips, hesitating to plunge her hands into the bowels of the machine.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson