How to Use hesitate in a Sentence
hesitate
verb
- Don't hesitate to call if there is a problem.
- She hesitated and waited for her friend to say something.
- I hesitated to come without being asked.
- He hesitated about accepting the job.
- I wouldn't hesitate to ask for your help if I felt I needed it.
- I sometimes hesitate to say what I am really thinking.
-
Osborne got the ball back with no one in front of her and didn’t hesitate.
—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2024
-
Wiles, who is 17, didn't hesitate to get Zoya free of the dust devil.
—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
16 May 2023
-
Sosa caught the ball and hesitated getting it back it back to the infield.
—
Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2023
-
Let your friends remind you of this -- and don't hesitate to take the pressure off.
—
Tarot Astrologers,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2023
-
Katie Holmes did not hesitate to leave the sneakers at home.
—
Alyssa Grabinski,
Peoplemag,
19 Mar. 2024
-
If Porter's future with the team is more shaky, Stone shouldn't hesitate to grab the best guard available.
—
Michael Shapiro,
Chron,
9 May 2023
-
Don’t hesitate to fill and run the dishwasher at this — or any — stage.
—
Genevieve Ko,
New York Times,
20 Nov. 2023
-
But when asked whether the bruise should have kept Forte out of the Kentucky Derby, Pletcher didn’t hesitate.
—
Jason Frakes,
The Courier-Journal,
7 May 2023
-
If you guys need anything at all, please don’t hesitate to ask.
—
Gina Kaufman,
Detroit Free Press,
23 Feb. 2024
-
Time's running out to score the trio for 42 percent off at Amazon, so don't hesitate to add it to your cart.
—
Alexandra Domrongchai,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2023
-
Acuña has one of the strongest arms in the league, but House didn’t hesitate to wave TJ Friedl, the runner who started on second.
—
Bobby Nightengale,
The Enquirer,
13 Apr. 2023
-
Remember: there’s no telling how long this deal will last, so don’t hesitate to add them to your cart.
—
Emily Belfiore,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2023
-
But the high court hesitated to rebuke the 5th Circuit.
—
Jonathan Entin,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2024
-
Asked by reporter Jon Wertheim to name the best coach in college football, Coach Prime didn’t hesitate.
—
Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Sep. 2023
-
Four very thin trees stand above their own reflections and hesitate, as cold girls do.
—
Anne Carson,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2024
-
See more on-sale options below, and don’t hesitate to buy now.
—
Isabel Garcia,
Peoplemag,
5 Aug. 2023
-
But Miguel hesitates on the sidelines as his three buddies come to blows with another group of peers.
—
Maya Phillips,
New York Times,
16 Sep. 2023
-
Don't hesitate to ask the folks who work in your specific location 1) when new shipments come in, and 2) when are the busiest and least busy times.
—
Katherine Owen,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2023
-
If those reports start to show that the Fed needs to step up its rate hiking pace to slow the economy and inflation, the Fed won’t hesitate to act.
—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2023
-
Don’t hesitate to adjust your lifestyle to suit your needs.
—
Eugenia Last,
The Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2024
-
Now, covered in a tropical plant costume, de Lesseps didn’t hesitate to tease the show’s host.
—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2023
-
Even states that agree with Mr. Macron’s analysis may hesitate in the face of his volatility.
—
Roger Cohen,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2024
-
Meanwhile, Putin does not hesitate to throw countless Russian bodies into the meat grinder of the war.
—
David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2023
-
Don't hesitate to experiment and see which fit works best for you.
—
Jessica Hartshorn,
Good Housekeeping,
30 Mar. 2023
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'hesitate.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
