How to Use hesitancy in a Sentence

hesitancy

noun
  • The important thing is to not let fear or hesitancy hold you back.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
  • This hesitancy and worry about speaking up is the way free speech dies.
    — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • There was initial hesitancy to talk about battling the virus though word spread among friends.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 20 Aug. 2020
  • That same hesitancy could lead to a self-fulfilling doom loop.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • The hesitancy from his end will probably come from a lack of playing time.
    — Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • Add in vaccine hesitancy, which has only grown as a problem over the last decade.
    — Daniel Salmon, STAT, 29 Oct. 2020
  • There is still a little bit of hesitancy on the part of audiences.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The timing of their pressing was off because of their hesitancy to press high.
    — Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The lack of a full approval has fed into hesitancy among some people.
    — Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar\, chicagotribune.com, 26 July 2021
  • This year there’s still some hesitancy out there to be in a big group, which is unfortunate.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 28 July 2021
  • Sure sounds like Schumer is playing him, a funny joke about men's hesitancy to seek help.
    — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Still, there was a lingering hesitancy that often got in his way.
    — Stephen Galloway, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And every one of us has moments of hiding, fear, doubt, and hesitancy.
    — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Seems to be a hesitancy to their play, consistent with over-thinking.
    — Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • One such myth is that people respond to facts and that vaccine hesitancy can be overcome by facts.
    — Porismita Borah, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2020
  • This hesitancy is showing up in the market.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
  • There's been a hesitancy of being on the trails and being outside where there's a lot of people.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Brown said the group was extremely close and that her brother expressed his hesitancy over the trip.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Since taking effect, the law has been met with hesitancy and concerns from some parents and school staff.
    — Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 July 2025
  • The reason for low uptake stems from vaccine hesitancy and a lack of awareness.
    — Bygleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Despite his hesitancy to shoot and pass-first mindset, his teammates love having him on the floor.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2024
  • There has been quite a lot of discussion about vaccine hesitancy in the country.
    — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Possibly, the hesitancy comes from looking at the race route.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2021
  • But, yes, if there was any hesitancy about including an asset for Mitchell, that now could change.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The young birds’ hesitancy suggests that their attraction to the ships is learned over time, Patrick says.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2020
  • At the same time, vaccine hesitancy has been an issue in Michigan.
    — Fox News, 27 Apr. 2021
  • For Hart, the nurse in Albertville, hesitancy among health workers is par for the course.
    — al, 12 Dec. 2020
  • My main hesitancy is the baby registry.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
  • As the third wave hit, authorities have launched a drive to try to overcome the vaccine hesitancy.
    — Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 22 July 2021
  • There’s still some hesitancy to return because of the virus, but many people have just gotten out of the habit of going.
    — Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022

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