- present participle of vacillate.
vacillating
Example Sentences
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Throwing in with the CRM never stopped her from vacillating back and forth between her identities: Jadis and Anne, Alexandria and the authoritarian military.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2024
Whereas “The Homecoming” was noted for its claustrophobic machismo, here it’s the women who dominate the proceedings, vacillating between sisterly tenderness and bitter recriminations.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024
Not surprisingly, being the center of such wildly vacillating public opinion took its toll.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023
But Cohen also said he was “compelled to comment upon the vacillating positions of the City of Atlanta throughout this litigation.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023
I had been vacillating during the last month between Bruce Wayne and Peter Parker.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
Vocabulary lists containing vacillating
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" (1968)
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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