How do you use the word hesitate in a sentence?

Answer 1

Because he hesitated, he was lost.

I hesitated to answer quickly.

Had you hesitated at the traffic light, that car would have missed you entirely.

Answer 2

Hesitate means to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination:

As in: I hesitate to answer this question.

Answer 3

They were hesitant about going into the old abandoned house that night.

Answer 4

The man was hesitating when answering the question as he did not want to incriminate himself.

After hesitating on the hilltop, the cavalry galloped down into the battle.