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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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No hesitation'' – and distracted it while the two women retreated.
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But the most costly hesitation came in the early stages of the Twins’ four-run fifth inning.
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Several factors explain Merkel’s hesitation on marriage and her recent shift.
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Larger Burden’ Corker, who faces re-election in 2018, voiced hesitation with tax cuts for the highest earners.
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Some hesitation about removing monuments is grounded in a sense among Southerners of still being condescended to, Landrieu said.
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The hesitation among pension funds to pile into stocks underscores a continuing conservatism that marks much of Japan’s corporate culture.
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But the Medicaid cuts proposed in the bill are the reason some Senators have expressed hesitation.
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San Diegan Phil Davis and Arizona’s Ryan Bader can tell their fans without any hesitation that their second MMA fight will be far better than their first.
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First Known Use of hesitation
14th century
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