How to Use hem and haw in a Sentence

hem and haw

phrase

• Bob hemmed and hawed and decided to use one of his Life Lines.
  — Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
• To its credit, the rodeo didn’t hem and haw around debating optics.
  — Joy Sewing, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
• This man has been hemming and hawing and verbally authoring fan fiction since last season.
  — Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
• Scafaria’s close-ups on Sennott’s face throughout this pilot, such as in this scene with Alyssa hemming and hawing in the background, are so good.
  — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
• As Paul hemmed and hawed about accepting the challenge, Drew McIntyre attacked Cena out of nowhere.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
• That's a lot of hemming and hawing, a lot of second- and triple-guessing, and a bevy of rewatches to gauge the worthiness of being part of a historically significant canon.
  — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
• The Florida Panthers’ veteran head coach usually hems and haws his way around immediate injury updates after a game.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
• While speaking to the publication with brothers Nick and Kevin, the DNCE frontman didn’t hem and haw when asked for his take on The Life of a Showgirl.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025