Example Sentences

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Also speaking on The Sunday Show, Swinney called on the UK government to "stop dithering" and "get on with taking some decision" about reducing energy costs.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

After some dithering, I settled on my home state of New York.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

Pentagon dithering over the Navy’s sixth-generation fighter, the F/A-XX, has delayed its development and led to hundreds of millions in contract-extension costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

But sentimental pride in their “burden of leadership,” nonsensical dithering and a gathering fear that the surroundings hold impending doom to them personally, make even crafting the usual gibberish impossible.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

JAMES: Slythering Slytherin, stop with your dithering, time to get onto the train.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling