Hesitates

"Hesitates" in a Sentence (6 examples)

He who hesitates is lost.

She sometimes hesitates before answering.

He who hesitates has lost.

Oh I say, now that is a winner right out of this world! Well, you won't see a better shot than this, hit after this marvelous lob from Jimmy Connors, who catches McEnroe moving forward – a classic moment for the lob – and McEnroe hesitates, realises he can't really hit the overhead cleanly – it's beaten him – chases it back and unleashes... a backhand such as you dream about.

He hesitates to look for them.

It isn't the person who hesitates, it's his word.

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