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Six example sentences with dilatory, each labelled with its topic.
Opposing counsel filed one dilatory motion after another, pushing the trial date past the plaintiff's retirement.
Law
The committee chair's dilatory scheduling meant the bill never reached a vote before the session ended.
Politics
Her dilatory replies to the supplier stretched a two-week order into a quarter of missed shelves and angry buyers.
Business
Walking the ball up court with a lead is a dilatory tactic, and the shot clock exists to limit it.
Basketball
A dilatory payer settles every invoice on the last possible day, using the supplier's money as a free loan.
Finance
Chess sites punish dilatory play, where a losing player simply lets the clock run for ten minutes rather than resign.
Gaming
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