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verb

vacillate

to waver between different opinions or actions; to be indecisive

In a sentence

Six example sentences with vacillate, each labelled with its topic.

  • The minister vacillated for three weeks, promising the bridge on Monday and questioning its cost by Thursday.

    Politics

  • Do not vacillate over the supplier choice any longer; the factory needs an answer before the shipping season closes.

    Business

  • The prince vacillates for four acts, drawing his sword and sheathing it, until the choice is made for him.

    Literature

  • The coach vacillated between two starting lineups all preseason and finally let a coin decide the opener.

    Basketball

  • Investors who vacillate between panic and greed usually sell at the bottom and buy back near the top.

    Finance

  • We vacillated for an hour between the coast road and the mountain pass, and in the end missed the ferry.

    Travel

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