How to Use hesitant in a Sentence

hesitant

adjective

• She took a hesitant step back from the door.
• He seems hesitant about accepting the job.
• But many prosthetics techs are hesitant to alter bionic parts.
  — Chloé Valentine Toscano, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024
• And here, too, a credit card company may be hesitant to give you a significant line of credit.
  — Mia Taylor, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2022
• The directors’ branch has shown itself to be more hesitant to embrace quirky filmmakers.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022
• Davis was hesitant to step into the role at first because of the network’s wavering commitment to the service in the past.
  — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
• Perhaps one of the biggest barriers is that some men are hesitant to seek help from a mental health professional who doesn’t look like them.
  — Gregory Scott Brown, Men's Health, 16 Dec. 2022
• In the hesitant moment between lifting my hand and opening my mouth, our eyes lock and Schreiner’s face erupts into one of her quick grins.
  — Astra Lincoln, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2022
• Will Getsy dial back designed QB runs and will Fields be more hesitant to pull the ball down and run?
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
• While many of these bans have since been repealed, many schools are still hesitant about how AI tools will be used (or misused) in the classroom or laboratory.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2024
• Many are understandably hesitant to take the plunge, but a cost-benefit analysis will typically show that the benefits outweigh the risks.
  — Arian Nemati, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• When both begin vying for her hesitant affections in their respectively charmless ways, a classic love triangle ensues.
  — Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
• But the physical space has been closed since the shooting, as participants are too hesitant to gather here in public after another safe space was violated just six miles away.
  — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2022
• Price inflation and higher interest rates make investors more hesitant to invest in emerging brands that would compete on shelf with Big CPG.
  — Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
• The Knicks were hesitant about the price tag at the time, electing to save cap space for something down the road.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
• In the season 2 premiere, the answer seems to be a hesitant no.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 22 June 2023
• The first episode was filmed in the home, though its owner was hesitant about hosting a film crew.
  — Anna Kodé, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
• The girl seemed hesitant to eat the food at first, and continued to sit still even after it was brought to her.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
• At the time, many artists and labels were still hesitant about embracing the app.
  — Elias Leight, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2024
• But Woo is hesitant to call it a straight Christmas movie.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
• Roman wants to bring Shiv into the plan but Kendall is hesitant.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 25 Apr. 2023
• In fact, the staff was initially hesitant to make them.
  — Shauna Stuart | [e-mail], al, 17 July 2023
• Bill is hesitant to help him, but Bill relents after Frank begs him for a meal.
  — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2023
• Burress was hesitant to leave his tent during the cleanup.
  — Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2023
• Utah, one of the most hesitant of the Pac-12 schools to consider a change in conferences, was left without much choice.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• If the Senate signs off, the plan heads to the historically hesitant House.
  — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023
• The director wrote the project as a single film, but Netflix was hesitant to take it on because the script clocked in at 172 pages.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Nov. 2023
• Parramore was hesitant at first and asked Chang to write down six goals before making a deal with her.
  — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
• The fear of not being able to return has made Gazans extremely hesitant to leave their homes.
  — Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2023
• Now, Sawyer said, state legislators are hesitant to back a sales tax increase to fund the project.
  — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2024

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024