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

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

They need to stop moralizing and deal with reality; they need to stop temporizing and, for once, get ahead of the curve.

From Washington Post • May 18, 2012

So Congress met in secret session, and spent the balance of the week fighting, temporizing, and receiving telegrams to the effect that new clews were found.

From A Republic Without a President and Other Stories by Ward, Herbert D. (Herbert Dickinson)