How to Use hesitation in a Sentence

hesitation

noun

• This rage drives and motivates me and does not allow for any hesitation.
  — Vogue, 2 Mar. 2022
• One group member, who asked not to be named, expressed hesitation about skiing the bowl.
  — Devon O’Neil, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2022
• Bouyea capped that stretch with a pretty hesitation move after a Portland turnover.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2022
• But there are still signs of hesitation in Los Angeles.
  — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
• Uses a hesitation dribble with a crossover for a drive to the basket or a step-back 3-pointer.
  — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2022
• The first to get engaged, Nick and Danielle had no hesitation in their engagement.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 18 Feb. 2022
• In new partnerships, there’s often a sense of hesitation as both sides gauge each other’s commitment.
  — Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
• While the women are coming in oozing with persona and charisma, there is still a sense of hesitation in trying to mark their territory.
  — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
• The sun seemed scarcely to blame for Friday’s apparent hesitation between winter and spring.
  — Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2022
• Democrats have no hesitation taking swipes at DeSantis' continued lurch to the right.
  — Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2022
• Without a second’s hesitation, Fernando just ran straight at the baserunner, who froze and then at the last second tried to reverse himself back to second.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
• Elena Chuienko has been in Boca Raton only six months and had no hesitation about signing the petition.
  — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Mar. 2022
• According to the source, Tommy Lee doesn't understand her hesitation.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 21 Feb. 2022
• Keshad Johnson caught a pass at the top of the key and in one motion, without hesitation and apparently without memory, fired a 3-pointer.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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 latest move by AFI Docs exemplifies a film industry in the throes of hesitation, self-doubt and second guessing.
  — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022
• 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
• Was there any hesitation in leveling up to a venue like that?
  — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024