HESITATION in a Sentence
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236 example sentences for HESITATION, such as:
1. Please don't hesitate to call me.
2. Please do not hesitate to call us.
3. Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures.
4. I hesitate to describe him as really clever.
5. We hesitated at the propriety of the method.
2. Please do not hesitate to call us.
3. Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures.
4. I hesitate to describe him as really clever.
5. We hesitated at the propriety of the method.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of HESITATION
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hesitation
n. indecision in speech or action
n. a certain degree of unwillingness
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 She did not answer, and after a moment's hesitation he went up and opened her door.
2 Mammy rallied to her with never a moment's hesitation.
3 He had no hesitation about stripping them verbally, even under his own roof, always in a manner that left them no reply.
4 Meanwhile Mrs. Haffen, prompt to perceive her hesitation, had already opened the packet and ranged its contents on the table.
5 She refused to pay the price named, and after a moment's hesitation, met it by a counter-offer of half the amount.
6 The women's faces, as she paused interrogatively on the threshold, were a study in hesitation.
7 One bore the address of a bank, and as it was stamped and sealed, Selden, after a moment's hesitation, laid it aside.
8 Lena drew close to me, and the little hesitation in her voice that had hurt me was not there when she spoke again.
9 And Stanislovas took it, and after a little more hesitation, started for the door.
10 After a few drinks Goldberger began, with some hesitation, to narrate how he had had a quarrel over his best girl with a professional "cardsharp," who had hit him in the jaw.
11 He was passing one of Chicago's innumerable small hotels, and after some hesitation he concluded to go in.
12 They complied without hesitation, though many a fearful and anxious glance was thrown behind them, toward the thickening gloom, which now lay like a dark barrier along the margin of the stream.
13 He advanced to seize it without the least hesitation.
14 They would doubtless question him with sneers, and laugh at his stammering hesitation.
15 Tales of hesitation and uncertainty on the part of those high in place and responsibility came to their ears.
Example Sentence: (26 in 2 pages)
1 There was a fractional hesitation before he said yes.
2 As an Eric Clapton fan, I recommend this double album without the slightest hesitation.
3 People should not hesitate to contact the police if they've noticed anyone acting suspiciously.
4 Please do not hesitate to call us.
5 Please don't hesitate to call me.
6 I hesitate to describe him as really clever.
7 If you hesitate too long, you will miss the opportunity.
8 It is a good movie, but I hesitate to use the word masterpiece for a movie I have seen only once.
9 Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures.
10 He hesitated before stepping across the threshold.
11 I succeeded because I willed it; I never hesitated.
12 He hesitated and asked me if he could sit near me.
13 No matter how much I feel lost and hesitated now.
14 We hesitated at the propriety of the method.
15 Alison hesitated moment, as if she were waiting for him.