How to use "hesitate" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "hesitate" in popular movie and book plots

  • Willie doesn't hesitate a moment, he draws his throwing knife and throws it.  - Dead Man's Handle
  • Father says that the sisters should not hesitate to give up their lives lest any Muslim attacks and shatters them and their dignity.  - Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
  • When Emsworth realises that he can inflict the man on his enemy Parsloe-Parsloe, he doesn't hesitate from granting him the job.  - Company for Gertrude
  • The parents say there is another important thing to tell, but they hesitate and do not tell it yet.  - Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld (film)
  • He starts to qualify and hesitate in his spiel.  - The Birthplace
  • Taggart, believing Hogue will once again hesitate to defend himself, reaches for his gun but Hogue shoots him dead.  - The Ballad of Cable Hogue
  • Over dinner, Rex and Bree hesitate to confront Andrew, who is completely oblivious to why his parents did what they did.  - Impossible (Desperate Housewives)
  • In his first appearances, Diabolik was a more straightforward villain who did not hesitate to murder anyone in order to accomplish his deeds.  - Diabolik
  • Blutch does have a heroic side and will not hesitate to fight against the Confederate troops even to the risk of his own life.  - Les Tuniques Bleues
  • Munenori challenges Jubei to a duel; warning him that he will not hesitate just because Jubei is his son.  - Ninja Resurrection
  • The swarms did not hesitate to defend themselves against those who would deter them from their strange mission, even if it were the Toa.  - Bionicle Chronicles
  • A morally questionable character with views and opinions that are just as questionable, he is a tough man who does not hesitate to kill.  - Armor (novel)
  • The Mujahideen in the village, led by chieftain Masoud, hesitate to help Rambo free Trautman.  - Rambo III
  • He is very straightforward in his comments to others and will not hesitate to speak his mind, even if he comes off as rude during such times.  - Clannad (visual novel)
  • Paula explains that this way when he wakes up he will hesitate to ask anyone what happened.  - The Business of Strangers
  • The two remaining comrades don't hesitate and drive the thousand kilometers to the tuberculosis sanatorium in the Alps to see her.  - Three Comrades (novel)

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