vacillation

Example Sentences

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Lois’ reticence about him mirrors our own vacillation with the DC Universe’s new direction: We need to see something more from this guy before we commit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Once I decided to quit, I acted, with no endless vacillation.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023

He quit the leadership of the party in July 2019 after months of vacillation but remains a hugely influential figure within the Congress, a fact that Azad said had stalled any significant internal reforms.

From Reuters • Aug. 26, 2022

Oh's controlled vacillation between effervescent wit and warmth and frantic frustration in each episode make Ji-Yoon a solid navigator through this morass.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2021

But a century of vacillation and indecision had ill prepared them for such a decisive step.

From The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem