Example Sentences

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Because of bad timing and who isn’t showing up, is coming late or are dithering about it.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2022

Even toddlers can tell when the grown-ups are dithering, so it’s no surprise that teenagers and 20-somethings are feeling adrift and turning to their peers for support.

From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2020

That hasn't happened yet, but already a few retired generals are starting to complain that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his cabinet are dithering.

From Time Magazine Archive