on the fence
Example Sentences
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Seeing a scan with calcification can help sway patients on the fence, many of whom are hesitant to take medications like statins, says Khan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
“People who were on the fence about booking a cruise are hitting ‘pause.’
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
Gianina was on the fence about having children and reading stories on the forum influenced her decision not to have them, she says.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
It’s unusual for so many major candidates to be on the fence about a mayoral bid so close to the filing deadline, Pomona College politics professor Sara Sadhwani said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
He knew the prosecutors were on the fence, at best, about charging Reggie with negligent homicide.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
