hesitation waltz
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hesitation waltz
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Ending a four-year hesitation waltz, Bombardier finally decided in July 2008 to produce the C series in two sizes.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2010
To match the dreamlike quality of the Indonesian civil war. in which battles often seem more like ballets, Indonesia's diplomacy last week went into a hesitation waltz.
From Time Magazine Archive
THE hesitation waltz went on last week in Laos.
From Time Magazine Archive
The drum turns purring in low hesitation waltz.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
I have been learning a lot of the new dances, and Fred Stillman and me took the prize the other night for the best hesitation waltz.
From Living Up to Billy by Cooper, Elizabeth
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