Examples of hesitance in a Sentence
sales figures for the month were up, as consumers began to overcome their hesitance about purchasing big-ticket items
she mistook my hesitance to mean I didn't like her poem, but I was trying to come up with appropriate words of praise
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That the Astros even added Vázquez underscores their hesitance to hand César Salazar the backup role, despite Salazar’s familiarity with their pitching staff and strong clubhouse reputation.
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Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Analysts have noted Mojtaba's lack of adequate religious credentials and hesitance within the regime to oversee a dynastic succession as marks against his candidacy to be the next supreme leader.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Her only hesitance was how much the internet has changed culture in the past decade.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
Company leaders have attributed slower demand to higher mortgage rates, economic uncertainty and consumers’ hesitance to spring for pricier projects.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Analysts have noted Mojtaba's lack of adequate religious credentials and hesitance within the regime to oversee a dynastic succession as marks against his candidacy to be the next supreme leader.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Her only hesitance was how much the internet has changed culture in the past decade.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
Company leaders have attributed slower demand to higher mortgage rates, economic uncertainty and consumers’ hesitance to spring for pricier projects.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Hesitance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hesitance. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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hesitance
noun
hes·i·tance
ˈhez-ə-tən(t)s 
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