pussyfoot

Example Sentences

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He took me aside and said sternly, “You can’t pussyfoot it.”

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2024

“We’re not going to pussyfoot around,” he added.

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2022

"Sometimes there isn't time to pussyfoot around," said John Couch, a 50-year-old self-employed party planner, explaining why he thought Trump's directness could help the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2015

That the Times pussyfoot while composing its stories?

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2011

“It was until I dropped the bottle, it broke on the floor, and everybody had to pussyfoot around the floor so they wouldn’t get cut by the broken glass,” I said.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers