hesitate

It’s the smallest risk imaginable, and I still hesitate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Users can often feed the AI intimate details they might hesitate to tell their banks or partners.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

“When John Oliver publicly threw down the gauntlet and said he wanted to appear on a soap, we didn’t hesitate for a second,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

He said residents should pour water on loose embers if close to their properties and "don't hesitate to call 999" if they catch something alight.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

“I do. And—I hesitate to get between siblings—but there’s a chance your brother may have seen her.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

He hesitates to call what he was doing playing at the professional level.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 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

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

Keaton plays that mistress, Mary Wilkie, and her depiction of the witty, wry, journalist with a robust social calendar and strong opinions that she never hesitates to express, is among her most seminal performances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025

He hesitates before taking the tiniest of sips.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Had she hesitated, she notes, she might have talked herself out of sharing it.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

"He never hesitated to stop, acknowledge, and share a moment with someone on the street."

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

Film and TV have not hesitated either, with Epic Games' tech deployed in Star Wars series "The Mandalorian" and Oscar-winning short film "War is Over".

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

While 27 states have agreed to use SAVE, others have hesitated, concerned not only about inaccuracies, but also about privacy and the data’s potential to be used in immigration enforcement.

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026

The woman hesitated, and I saw Mom’s eyes narrow again.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

"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

DSA-LA member Anna Gross argued that neither candidate was ideal, with Huang, who has little political experience, being a long shot and Raman hesitating to fully embrace the group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026

They held them up to the light, pressed them between their fingers, hesitating — until, one by one, they took a bite.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

That removed a near-term overhang on the stock, but private lenders are hesitating to back its plans, according to Schwartz.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026

He took out each bite-sized ravioli, held it in his mouth, chewed slowly and lovingly sitting in the cockpit, then swallowed it, hesitating a moment before taking another bite.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen