Example Sentences

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Like, just in case someone’s dawdling, or being careless about where they’re dumping snow.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Wearing an electric-blue jacket emblazoned with the words “Tell Your Dog I Said Hi,” she crouches low to film a dawdling old pug named Jojo with her iPhone.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024

After Black Rod — Sarah Clarke — raps three times on the door with her staff, lawmakers make their way to the House of Lords, deliberately dawdling and chatting as they go.

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2023

After Black Rod – Sarah Clarke — raps three times on the door with her staff, lawmakers make their way to the House of Lords, deliberately dawdling and chatting as they go.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

When guests wished a letter delivered faster than the dawdling post riders, he would recommend Johnny.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes