hesitate
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She made her debut in “Do Not Hesitate, Young Folks!”
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2015
I did not mean to disobey you—I only hesitated——" "Hesitate no more.
From The Wide, Wide World by Warner, Susan
Hesitate, when the poor fellow may be dying of fright?
From The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War by Boucher, W.
Hesitate not to open the subject, my dear Ma'am," said I, "for I can confirm your view.
From The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty by Beck, L. Adams (Lily Adams)
Hesitate I did, with involuntary action of muscles; I thought that she momentarily hesitated; then I drove on, defiant, and so did she.
From Desert Dust by Shepherd, J. Clinton
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