Examples of hesitancy

• It was important we didn't show hesitancy or fear.

• Sensing my hesitancy, he held out his hand and shook mine firmly.

• There was a note of hesitancy in her voice.

• The tone is confident, and lacks any hint of hesitancy or uncertainty which might suggest pathos.

• This impression of royal hesitancy is confirmed by other sources.

• Any hesitancy they may have shown in the face of rioters was due therefore to the limited coercive resources at their disposal.

• Ratings of hesitancy with peers were associated with higher avoidance subscale scores but not higher resistance subscale scores.

• We cannot help but wonder to what extent their comprehension suffers because of a hesitancy to use language.