Haltingly

Congress' haltingly slow response to Biden's call comes as Ukrainian officials have warned of weapons shortages at a time when Russia is pressing ahead with renewed attacks.

On Tuesday, Ortiz spoke – haltingly at first, but with growing confidence – at a Hartford education board meeting, addressing her former superintendent.

As governments around the world set about easing restrictions, and life begins to — gradually, carefully, haltingly — return, it is evident that the coronavirus has changed every one of us, creating a new historic reality.

Mayor Jenny Durkan ordered Seattle’s libraries, community centers and playgrounds to remain closed through at least the end of June, as the region continues to haltingly reopen from coronavirus shutdowns.

Initially, as I haltingly found my way in a challenging new field, I made so many mistakes (resolving conflicts, holding people accountable, etc.) I'd often say I could no longer remember the first couple hundred.

But a lack of books and other written materials has hindered functional literacy in Laos, where many children and adults read so haltingly that the skill is hardly beneficial.

This suggests that instead of haltingly using words from another's tongue, the people who gradually came to speak Michif were fully fluent in both French and Cree.