How do you use Hesitant in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like hesitating or indecisive, plus the exact meaning.
Hesitant meaning
Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
Synonyms of Hesitant
Using Hesitant
- The main meaning on this page is: Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
- Useful related words include: hesitating, indecisive, groping, uncertain.
- In the example corpus, hesitant often appears in combinations such as: hesitant to, was hesitant, are hesitant.
Context around Hesitant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hesitant
- In this selection, "hesitant" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seems, understandably and truly stand out and add context to how "hesitant" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit hesitant about letting and are some hesitant to do. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hesitant" sits close to words such as caves, databases and diets, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hesitant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But why are some hesitant to do so? (8 words)
Council officers are hesitant to predict potential revenue benefits. (9 words)
But Childs was at first hesitant to include the notes. (10 words)
During the interview, Murphy told our own Editor-in-Chief that he felt a bit hesitant about letting people in to film his life, but then he ended up admitting to himself that his life story was interesting enough to be documented. (42 words)
Easy access to on-the-go charging is a game-changer for drivers who have been hesitant to purchase an EV for concerns they won’t be able to find a charger in a clean, bright and safe location when needed. (41 words)
As per Enerdatics’ research, lenders were hesitant to back the Seagreen project in 2020 as it sold only 42% of its output under a CfD, while the remaining was sold through corporate PPAs and in the merchant market. (38 words)
Are you still hesitant after that, and are you unsure between a number of parties? (15 words)
But why are some hesitant to do so? (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
Agricultural experts recommended light traps to control the pests, but many farmers are hesitant.
Although she has never stopped recording and has many unreleased songs in the vault, the prolific singer and songwriter seems hesitant to use any of that material for a new album.
Although the Hollywood masterpiece,had the potential for a sequel, it seemed that studios were hesitant to go through with the plans after noticing that the Rick Blaine twist.
And what’s more, many artists are understandably hesitant to offend potential employers by advocating for change.
Are you still hesitant after that, and are you unsure between a number of parties?
As Baker looks to finish her first year in the program, she encourages students interested to not be hesitant to explore it further.
A similar situation in Kern is the city of Delano, with a populace of 55,000, where officials are hesitant to consider its own rent control ordinance after repeated protests by residents.
As per Enerdatics’ research, lenders were hesitant to back the Seagreen project in 2020 as it sold only 42% of its output under a CfD, while the remaining was sold through corporate PPAs and in the merchant market.
Assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Kangwook Lee said ignoring AI is not the answer and those who are hesitant will be behind the others who adapted in a few years.
Basham was hesitant at first, but ultimately returned as he thought about it further.
Being able to advocate for yourself and engage with the medical community, which a lot of our patients are truly hesitant about doing, is very important as well.
But Childs was at first hesitant to include the notes.
But I was hesitant, because I know how most middle tier country clubs can be.
But why are some hesitant to do so?
Council officers are hesitant to predict potential revenue benefits.
Despite the preparations, Ashlee was hesitant about how Logan would react but was wonderfully surprised when he "followed the story perfectly".
Despite wickets falling from the other end, Lanning was not hesitant in continuing her aggressive approach as she hit Ecclestone for back-to-back boundaries before Rajeshwari Gayakwad cleaned her up.
During the interview, Murphy told our own Editor-in-Chief that he felt a bit hesitant about letting people in to film his life, but then he ended up admitting to himself that his life story was interesting enough to be documented.
Easy access to on-the-go charging is a game-changer for drivers who have been hesitant to purchase an EV for concerns they won’t be able to find a charger in a clean, bright and safe location when needed.
Either way, it seems like Disney is hesitant about the project.
Common combinations with hesitant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hesitant to 131×
- was hesitant 29×
- are hesitant 28×
- hesitant about 16×
- been hesitant 16×
- were hesitant 14×
- be hesitant 13×
- is hesitant 9×
- initially hesitant 7×
- more hesitant 7×