hesitant
Example Sentences
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At this time, Adams is hesitant to speculate on a possible public opening date.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Profits at Micron and its rivals have been soaring exponentially, but some investors have been hesitant to get too excited, as the memory market is known to deliver dramatic booms and then busts.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
The United Arab Emirates pushed the U.N. resolution, proposed by Bahrain, to give hesitant states the fig leaf they might need to act.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Initially Chloe was hesitant to tell friends and family that she was being affected by infertility.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
There was that butterfly feeling jumping in my gut, because ever since last fall I'd become overly hesitant and anxious, and every time I had to make a decision, I was stunned into wide-eyed inaction.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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