Hesitates
[heziteits]
Examples
- The trooper flushes angrily and hesitates a moment, but holds out his two hands, clasped together, and says, There! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- In common conversation he seems to have no choice of words; he hesitates and blunders; and yet, good God, how he writes! Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- She hesitates, I am sure. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- If he hesitates or moves a finger but as you bid him, drag him into the street, call for the aid of the police, and impeach him as a felon in my name. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- But if he considers, he is in doubt; he hesitates. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The Christian Hero never hesitates where good is to be done. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- She hesitates, but he motions again, and she sits down. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Twemlow hesitates. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Typist: Martha