How to Use hesitation in a Sentence

hesitation

noun

• So, now, all of the dissent, all of the hesitation, all of the concern has just washed away.
  — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
• Why does Agrawal think there’s a hesitation in investments?
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 July 2024
• Seeing the balloon as a challenge to its status as the apex predator, the alien swallows it whole without hesitation.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 26 July 2022
• An evocative dance of unspoken feeling emerges from an endless series of hesitations.
  — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
• With very little hesitation, equipment or preparation, Chavez-Garza agreed to the gig.
  — Marco Torres, Chron, 4 Aug. 2022
• The bouncer would usually stares at it with a confused look or awkward moment of hesitation before quickly handing it back and letting me in.
  — Samantha Allen, Them, 31 July 2024
• The answer, multiple vaccine experts said emphatically and without hesitation, is that there’s no time like the present.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
• The singer also expressed her enjoyment of being an auntie to her nephew Halo and expressed her hesitation about starting a family of her own.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 9 Aug. 2024
• With some hesitation, Sarah—a teacher herself—sent both her son, Henry, and her daughter, Victoria, back to their classrooms.
  — Kells McPhillips, Fortune, 19 July 2022
• But this veteran of Southern California’s freeways also has no hesitation to rock out.
  — Thom Duffy, Billboard, 27 July 2022
• Naturally, Grylls knows the solution: After a bit of hesitation, Liu puts the frozen grub in his mouth, and sure enough, the insect is soon wiggling around again.
  — Keith Langston, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
• My taste buds have the same hesitation for most teas, too.
  — Outside Online, 26 Jan. 2023
• Too much customer hesitation could bring the project to a halt.
  — Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
• On the other side of the aisle, no such hesitation exists.
  — Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 9 May 2023
• Without hesitation, Jawhar chipped the ball toward the far post and into the back of the net, doubling the Vikings’ lead.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2022
• But there may be more hesitation to pull the trigger now.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
• The only notable hesitation was the price, paired with the smaller jar size.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
• After some hesitation, the board agreed to explore the idea.
  — WIRED, 31 Jan. 2023
• Without hesitation, my doctor told me that a D&C would be the smoothest route for my body.
  — Samantha Mann, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2023
• And there feels to be some hesitation from people who are not of color.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024
• Both coaches gave no hesitation that the change did come as a surprise.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2024
• For Youssef, there was never a moment of hesitation in the writers’ room.
  — Hanna Flint, ELLE, 31 Oct. 2022
• Scott Taylor was among the last players to feel that hesitation.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
• After some hesitation, Ortega jumps in to dance along with the trio as the promo ends.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
• Unlike Robert Toth, there is no what if, there is no hesitation, there is no Hamlet, no doubt, this guy is all in.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
• All this is supposed to eliminate flat spots, hesitation, and the like.
  — Car and Driver, 27 Jan. 2023
• The hesitations from far-right lawmakers came to a head on Thursday.
  — Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
• But, in his past three starts with the Dutch national team, Gakpo has shown no hesitation in taking shots.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 20 Nov. 2022
• The slight change in pace and hesitation created just enough space for Kelce to catch a Patrick Mahomes pass in stride on the way to a game-winning 17-yard touchdown.
  — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2022
• But there is still a hesitation among patrons to return late items.
  — Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2024