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haltingly

hawl ting lee

  • r  in a halting manner
    he spoke haltingly

  • Cornu first explained haltingly that he had not really been Jaccoud's "friend," and that their relationship had always been "professional.
  • The autobots moved slowly and haltingly, their computer brains thrashing furiously to interpret incoming visual data.
  • Short, ugly, he yet commanded the attention of the whole court, for he told his story, not as do many prisoners, shamefaced and haltingly, forced to reveal their crimes and .
Quotes

  • Charles Schumer in International Herald Tribune
    Every week, the administration moves closer to what many of us say is needed, but they do it so slowly, so haltingly, that they keep falling behind,said Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer.
  • David Edelstein in The West Australian
    That tightness has now spread to her skin,New York magazine's David Edelstein wrote. "In one scene, she haltingly sings 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' to an orphaned half-caste; but watching that big immovable forehead, I thought of another...
  • Barack Obama in StarNewsOnline.com
    The ideals of liberty and self-determination, equality and the rule of law have haltingly advanced. We are the heirs of the fortitude and foresight of generations past, and it is a legacy for which my own country is rightfully proudObama said.

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