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
• Another part of the hesitation is the length of time the drugs would be used.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
• Without hesitation, Arango sent the ball toward the heart of the goal with a heel pass.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2021
• 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
• Without hesitation, the deputy grabbed the man’s chest and slammed him into a wall.
  — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 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
• There seemed to be a moment of hesitation before the U.S. golfers slammed down the beers with gusto.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2021
• 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
• The front end digs in on corner entry, and the short wheelbase helps the rear pivot with no hesitation.
  — Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 5 July 2022
• Both coaches gave no hesitation that the change did come as a surprise.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2024
• Kunkel made a crisp pass to Dwon Odom in the corner and, without hesitation, Odom charged at the basket, cut into the middle of the lane and hit a floater.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2021
• With all the others there was more thought, more doubt, more hesitation — some more so than others.
  — Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2021
• Was there any hesitation in leveling up to a venue like that?
  — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024
• The first to get engaged, Nick and Danielle had no hesitation in their engagement.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 18 Feb. 2022
• But what has jumped out to me compared to his play during summer league and the preseason is the lack of hesitation.
  — Rahat Huq, Chron, 15 Nov. 2021
• 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
• This is all to say that eight-clappers should feel no hesitation on this fine morning to breathe in the idea of UCLA as a playoff contender with the ocean air.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2021
• 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
• There’s no hesitation from Helly R., whereas Helena has to hold herself with so much composure.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
• But as the weeks passed, Minnie's initial hesitation turned into affection.
  — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 14 Mar 2025