shilly-shally

Example Sentences

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He did not shilly-shally in welcoming the crowd.

From New York Times • May 18, 2010

For George Norris on the stump does not shilly-shally about getting himself elected.

From Time Magazine Archive

Whenever the German army fell into a dangerous, disorganized or shilly-shally state, we always looked for the skillful hand of .

From Time Magazine Archive

"Oh Jesse Ferret, ef you had a drop of blood in you that wasn't milk-and-water, you would be ashamed of sich shilly-shally conduct, that even the women makes you a laughing-stock!"

From Quodlibet by Kennedy, John Pendleton

He had resolved to go, and had no right to shilly-shally, and change his mind.

From The Broom-Squire by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)