waver
Example Sentences
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But President Nixon’s resignation, economic stagnation and the Vietnam War had caused Americans’ faith in government to waver.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"My belief in myself can't waver and it's not," the head coach said.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
When Paul pressed him again about his lack of apology, lack of contrition, and inability to even say he “misspoke,” while ribbing him about his “low impulse control” and presentation of “machismo,” Mullin didn’t waver.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
Lee said Choi "did not waver" after a brutal fall that drew audible gasps from the crowd during her first run.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Most, he was beginning to dread the curtain that might waver in his brain, blacking out the sense of danger, making a simpleton of him.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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