temporizing
Example Sentences
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed a key ally from his new Cabinet, bowing to a ruling from the Israeli Supreme Court after days of temporizing.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
That’s exactly the sort of temporizing that Bolton has described as worse than going to war.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2018
US history accordingly reveals a rich tapestry of legal suits, counter suits, interstate conflicts, water theft, treaties, compacts, agreements, accords, lobbying, bullying and temporizing.
From Nature ● Feb. 21, 2017
I think that your husband’s temporizing may be a better strategy than outright refusal.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2015
Although cautious he was not affected by the temporizing spirit that paralyzed many who desired Liberty but preferred that others should fight for it.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll
