Definition of hesitation
1 : an act or instance of hesitating
2 : a pausing or faltering in speech
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Examples of hesitation in a Sentence
one moment's hesitation on my part, and the elusive butterfly was lost to me forever
Recent Examples of hesitation from the Web
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And that hesitation, in and of itself, could be enough to condemn the two-degree target to oblivion.
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Without hesitation, my husband will always choose the apartment.
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Stella passed every test, walking across a ladder without hesitation and burrowing through 5 feet of concrete rubble to retrieve hidden tennis balls.
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ICE said its policy is meant to ensure that people can participate in activities and seek services at places such as churches without hesitation.
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Despite her initial hesitation, the then-incoming freshman applied to HCC and was accepted into the scholars program in fall 2015.
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With under a minute to go and the score knotted at 89, Irving took a couple of hesitation dribbles, stepped back and let a three-pointer fly over the outstretched arm of Curry.
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In Charlotte, Mecklenburg County commissioners were on board with the county’s funding portion despite the city’s hesitation.
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This GoPro video of Anders Jacobsen ski jump training in Lillehammer, Norway caught our attention because the dude is doing something pretty hectic but never shows an ounce of hesitation.
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14th Century
First Known Use of hesitation
14th century
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