on the fence
Example Sentences
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Now, he said he’s seeing people who might have been on the fence about buying an EV make the switch because of gas prices.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
But not overly: Pro-slavery Southerners, on the fence about a war for freedom, were radicalized by the idea that their economy would be cut out from under them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
“People who were on the fence about booking a cruise are hitting ‘pause.’
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
It's hard to back either team to get the win, so I am going to sit on the fence here.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
We leaned on the fence and watched the horses go by, their hoofs thudding as they went past, and saw the mountains off in the distance and Milan beyond the trees and the fields.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
