hesitation
Example Sentences
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It picked up momentum late in the first half when Dent rose without hesitation for a three-pointer.
From Los Angeles Times
More than hesitation or naïveté, the line suggests possibility: Maia is figuring out a new way to “make it,” and building a career on her own terms.
From Salon
“I hesitated, and I guess he heard the hesitation. So he asked me, ‘What would your son say?’
In various regions, there is “a growing hesitation” over becoming too dependent on U.S. tech behemoths, which authorities have found increasingly difficult to regulate, said Vikram Singh.
Cricket reached her through specialised schools, where teachers encouraged her to try the game despite her hesitation.
From BBC
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