hesitate
Example Sentences
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"The FSA will not hesitate to take further action if required."
From BBC
“Deterrence depends not only on capabilities, but on what the enemy believes about our will, and in the wargame my ‘Russian colleagues’ and I knew: Germany will hesitate.
She hesitated for a moment, as if doubting the gesture, before taking it and dabbing her eyes.
From Literature
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As other passengers hurried up the banks of the shore to a dirt road, he hesitated, looking anxiously around himself, then smiled as a tall boy came toward us.
From Literature
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Fahad said he understands why people may hesitate when considering becoming a foster carer.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.