hesitate
Example Sentences
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“The FAA will not hesitate to act if additional safety measures are required,” the agency said.
Buy an olive oil that’s a notch nicer than what you usually allow yourself — something grassy and golden, maybe lightly infused, luxe enough to feel special but not so precious you hesitate to use it.
From Salon
But two additional trustees quit the board this week, saying the institution had hesitated to denounce hatred.
“With gaps in October and monthly inflation data complicating the trend assessment, market participants hesitated to extrapolate a clear disinflation narrative,” he said.
From Barron's
You hesitate for an instant, torn between the invitingly warm lower level and the formidable set of stairs leading upward.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
