How to Use haw in a Sentence
haw
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In the midst of it all, young children decked out in Algerian gear hemmed and hawed at their idols.
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Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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After about 15 seconds of hemming and other 12 of hawing, Teumer took a deep breath.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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God bless him — Marty did a hilariously great performance with all that hemming and hawing.
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Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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Because ultimately, after all the hemming and hawing and arguing and complaining, the Democrats of York County sat down and voted.
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Elaine Godfrey,
The Atlantic,
22 July 2026
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After much hemming and hawing, Diplo selects an orange flower to purchase and posts a video to his Instagram stories in which the man holds up his shopping bag printed with a website for his wares.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2026
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Normally, these sorts of acrobatics early on are a bad omen for the season, but Robyn, Tia, and Stacey are clearly willing to cut through the hemming and hawing and force the group to address conflicts head-on.
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Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
26 Oct. 2026
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