| 单词 | dawdle |
| 例句 | Along with waiting for him and waiting for some way to get a new fan belt, he had a legitimate reason to dawdle. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They grumbled and dawdled a while longer, but pretty soon we were on our way, this time with Worm tagging along. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Harry dawdled behind, taking an inordinate amount of time to do up his bag. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Get a move on, please! Well never get round today if you dawdle like this!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “Or rather, left behind. These are the people who’ve dawdled and been left inside when the gates were shut. Got to put ’em somewhere, so we keep ’em here. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “Not now, we got a horde bearing down on us. I reckon we've dawdled long enough.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A few of the officers dawdled after their lesson, enjoying Mr. Turner's foining and the free exchange of youthful braggadocio. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Harry could tell he had dawdled deliberately, wanting to be last in the room with Slughorn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I dawdle outside the bathroom until the Candor man walks out, and then walk in before the door has a chance to shut properly. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I hope I shall have done something to be proud of by that time, but I’m such a lazy dog, I’m afraid I shall dawdle, Jo.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, we’re headed for the stable, Myrtle. You never heard of a horse that dawdled on its way home, did you?” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got done with work, I dawdled putting my apron in the laundry. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Hungry. Always you are hungry. Why did you not dig yourself a few lotus roots while you dawdled by the river? Many such brats as you get nothing else and think themselves well off.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I had dawdled too long and it was getting cold and I had visions of Napoleon at Moscow and the Germans at Stalingrad. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He dawdled on the way home, fighting off wave after wave of dread. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z When he had finished all the engraving on hand he would dawdle around the front of the store with the watchmaker and the salesgirl or wander out to some soda fountain to drink a Coca-Cola. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “From 9:30 to 10:30 we dawdle and delay. “ The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Please don’t dawdle, young William. You have a task ahead of you.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I dawdled after Mami down the three steps into the yard. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Ash dawdled behind, stroking the horse’s nose, hoping her stepmother would forget about her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “And don’t drop or forget anything, you with the brains of a chicken. And don’t dawdle.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She could pace, bitter and frantic and feeling every second of her deprivation and frustration as the sun dawdled its way across the sky. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We fly it in five hours, drive it in a week, dawdle it as I was doing in a month or six weeks. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Others dawdle, the ones with a kitchen full of kids and help that has gone home. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z On Monday, she sent the children to school and dawdled at home until Mia arrived to clean. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “We could look at the alethiometer,” Pantalaimon said at one point when they’d dawdled on the path to see how close they could get to a browsing fawn before it saw them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He dawdled at the outhouse and took a long time to wash his face, hands, and feet at the pump. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z So he dawdled until he came to the picket fence, and every day Mrs. Cobb was standing at the door waiting for him, scowling and sour. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z And he dawdled as the clouds turned their mackerel undersides to him and the cool of the late afternoon started to settle in over the town. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z They had more work to do, but he dawdled, hanging back in the shadows of a side alley. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He wondered what might happen as soon as he left the dining room, and he was more than a little tempted to dawdle. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Turner dawdled on his way down to her house each afternoon. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I had no idea how fast Sputnik would be, whether it would zip along or dawdle. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But I dawdled over it, playing a few bars and then cheating, looking up to see what notes followed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Yu Jian, chairman of the class and one of the best students, was somewhere in the middle of the line, while I dawdled so that I could be in the back of the group. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Various states have different names for them, but I had dawdled in New England, the winter grew apace, and I had visions of being snowbound in North Dakota. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Doon dawdled over his breakfast of carrot sticks and mashed turnips, waiting for his father to go. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Even if he and Goblin had dawdled a bit on country roads, they both liked arriving at the inns at a gallop. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why have you dawdled so long before paying us a visit?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Even if the voice over the intercom releases us like nothing happened, is she going to dawdle back over to the whiteboard and continue adding to the topic list? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “We must hurry,” Inigo said, picking up the pace; “much as we might like to dawdle,” and he half ran toward a sign that said, “To Level Three.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Terrific, at least for a reader like me, who has puzzled over those frescoes and dawdled around southern Italy, where the wittiest Romans tended to build their retreats. Book World: Mary Beard’s “Laughter in Ancient Rome” reveals history of humor And while there's still a need for a similarly big player to volumize Kernza sales, smaller companies can keep farmers growing the crop while consumer packaged goods companies dawdle on the sidelines. What can you make with half a million pounds of Kernza? Try beer 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z But Schindel struggles with his pacing, and the movie dawdles too long before breaking into a sprint in the final 20 minutes. ‘The Crimes That Bind’ Review: A Mother’s Trying Times 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z If there’s one rewarding thing about many Hong Kong action directors, it’s that they rarely dawdle in getting to what fight fans have come for: bracing shootouts and high-impact fisticuffs and footwork. Review: ‘Kill Zone 2’ Packs a Wallop With Orchestrated Mayhem 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z That’s fine, but it’s a sign that you don’t want to dawdle between finishing up the mixing and getting the muffins into the oven. How to make a breakfast muffin that’s chock-full of goodness — but not sugar 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The shower is not a place to dawdle. How to stay clean in prison 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Episodes dawdle and dabble too long in too many convoluted story lines, which probably worked fine on the page and filled Ng’s novel with layered and thematic coincidences. Review | The sparks fly in Hulu’s ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ but it’s hard to sustain the heat 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z It’s easy to giggle along through the first act at the Writer’s Center, though you’re likely to wiggle with impatience as the frippery inexplicably dawdles into a nearly three-hour tour. Avast! Sunny pirates, a frosty ‘Frozen’ and a forecast from Shaw 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z But while I dawdled, the club members were attacking their pastries with the same élan with which they took the hills. Biking to bakeries: 5 ideas, from Seattle to Lopez to the Methow Valley 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z “The Burning Room” is the best Bosch book in years, not only because of its sharp dialogue and fast-paced detective wizardry, but also because it neither dawdles nor lets Harry get moody. Michael Connelly’s ‘The Burning Room’ Revisits Harry Bosch 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z She considers the dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves, takes her time enjoying each bite, dawdles over her coffee. It’s Their Wedding, and Their Wedding Planning 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z He dawdled paying the bill as we waited in the car. He Had to Leave So I Could Breathe 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z The editors, being guys, dawdled a bit, but eventually put the color photo on the front cover. ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’: Bringing Loretta Lynn’s Story to Life 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Despite the often splendid river views, the ramp’s entrance near the corner of 178th Street and Cabrini Boulevard is no place to dawdle. Urban Athlete: Cycling Over George Washington Bridge to New Jersey 2011-10-20T20:27:52Z Simon Winder's goofy "Time of Flight" is more low-tech yet charming, with its paper dirigible that dawdles across the room, again at the viewer's command. Kirkland's past meets present in contraption-filled 'Steambot' 2010-11-26T05:01:00Z But “Ride the Cyclone” never dawdles on such poignancy — in fact, it scrupulously avoids it. Review: Teenagers Sing to Survive in ‘Ride the Cyclone’ 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Perhaps because the director dawdles over technical effects; perhaps because it is difficult, if not impossible, to care about any of the characters. Psycho: Archive review 2010-10-22T10:54:00Z While the movers dawdle and Dad’s “investors” jerk his startup chain, the Andersons live in an empty, narrow, dirty house. Review: 'Inside Out' Is the Craziest Movie Pixar Has Ever Come Up With 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z At nearly two hours, Horns dawdles through the flashback and the politics of rural paranoia. Review: Horns: Harry Potter Goes Just a Little Voldemort 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Little more than a mile up the trail was the summit, but I didn’t dawdle there; this quest was for state high points. Explorer: 6 Days, 6 States, 6 Peaks 2010-09-04T03:29:00Z The story dawdles through its first and second acts, but in its final third does find a more deliberate pace. ‘Ainbo’ Review: Saved by a Princess 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z As though mesmerized by her photogenic locations, Ms. Kana dawdles endlessly over gamboling children, picturesque beaches and endangered lifestyles. | 'Beautiful Islands': Floating Away 2010-07-01T22:56:00Z Still, though less inclined than Mr. Levine to dawdle over sights and smells, Mr. Thomas sacrificed nothing in cumulative impact. Music Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Mahler at Tanglewood 2010-07-18T21:49:00Z We also might have covered more miles, but we stuck to our plan of no plan and dawdled with abandon. 2010-01-07T18:26:00Z The bohemian gents who dawdle in a wood with their mistresses are dressed in thick, dark garments, while the women are uncomfortably nude on what does not seem a particularly warm day. Picasso in Britain and Lucian Freud ? the week in art 2012-02-10T17:29:24Z Don’t dawdle: White’s got the second album, “Entering Heaven Alive,” set for release on July 22. New this week: Camila Cabello, Tony Hawk and ‘Tokyo Vice’ 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Dare to dawdle; to create without purpose; to be mediocre, even outright bad, at whatever it is you want to try. Can I Hold Out Hope That My Best Creative Years Are Still to Come? 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Speeds were urgent, even in the Agnus Dei, where most conductors dawdle. Prom 13: Verdi Requiem - review 2011-07-25T10:04:41Z It's so quick that it actually does not let you dawdle, or else the dough will separate. 16 chewy-crispy-buttery cookies for Fourth of July (and any other day!) 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z The second movement is an inert nocturne; in the third an intriguing idea, a duet passage for tuba and harp, dawdles into irrelevance. Review: Planets, Tubas and Febrile Strings With the New York Philharmonic 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z “If I dawdle, it’s maybe three minutes end to end,” he said. As Plain as the Nose on His Stage 2010-02-27T03:36:00Z She also dawdles a little behind the beat on some numbers, as Holiday sometimes did, without ever distorting the shape of the music. Theater Review: Audra McDonald in ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill’ 2014-04-14T02:00:01Z But the movie also needlessly dawdles when it climbs on a high horse as Jake, after delivering a school presentation on his grandfather, is mocked and cruelly told that Abe lies. Review: In ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home,’ Chasing Grandpa’s Stories Down a Rabbit Hole 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z But don’t dawdle; if you want to keep the party going once the mercury drops, place your order now. Here’s how to warm your outdoor space for socially distant entertaining. But act quickly. 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Still, even when he dawdles, he keeps you hooked with his filmmaking and his characters. Even on Alert, It’s Still Cannes 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Punchdrunk’s “Sleep No More,” which allows patrons to dawdle for a drink before, during and after the show, remains a hot ticket. Theater Review: ‘Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812’ at Kazino 2013-05-17T02:00:12Z It’s only as lovers that I don’t have much time for them – I’d rather they didn’t dawdle on their way out of the bedroom. Asymmetric love, part two: I'm flying to see him, and he knows it 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Even when a killer is coming, the characters merely dawdle. Review: The Cocktail Wit Is Watered Down in a Rickety New ‘Cottage’ 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z But almost everyone found a reason to dawdle. Art Is Fashion Is Art Again 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z I won’t dawdle over the mess that followed the island’s announcement. A New $260 Million Park Floats on the Hudson. It’s a Charmer. 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The support vehicle dawdles behind as you cycle and there’s time to savour the sights and smells of the grape country near the town of Mecca. 10 of the best things to do in Palm Springs, California 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Fortunately, there is plenty of music to divert us when the dialogue dawdles. Review: ‘Marie and Rosetta’ Ruminates on Gospel, R&B and Life 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z They do not dawdle because "the devices in their hands are also measuring their productivity in real time". Digital capitalism produces few winners 2013-02-17T00:05:48Z Around that same time, Silvestrov wrote a piece for violin and piano that dawdles on a mawkish melody that crumbles like a plaster statue of Stalin. Russian pianist Alexei Lubimov fittingly honors the woman who insulted Stalin to his face 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z He agreed to meet her, but “like most guys,” he said, he “dawdled and never got around to doing anything about it.” After Scandal and Divorce, Jenny Sanford Learns She Can Love Again 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The fruit are not as robust as the ones that dawdle in the Sardinian sun, but they’re sweet and fleshy all the same. The fig tree that traveled two oceans & three generations 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Get behind one on the trail and the animal would dawdle. Explorer: In Utah, a 100-Mile Trek With a 4-Year-Old Boy 2013-06-14T20:06:25Z The tailor dithers and dawdles, making one tiny change at a time. Review: A 92-Year-Old’s ‘Endgame’ Opera Is Patiently Perfect 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z We dawdled in the cafes and bookstores of the nearby and almost absurdly picturesque towns of Camden and Belfast. On the Maine island of Islesboro, searching for a spider she wasn’t sure was real In his “Traviata” recording the tempos never dawdle, textures are lucid, and the orchestra plays with crisp rhythmic integrity. Toscanini and Giulini Put Their Mark on ?Traviata? 2010-04-04T21:37:00Z Modeled after the jerk-chicken joints of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, it’s where family friends dawdle on slow afternoons, and waitresses shuttle bottles of Red Stripe beer at night. Up Close: At the Twilight of Night Life 2011-07-27T16:47:29Z If, as sometimes happens, I dawdle too long, I may see my bus pass along the Bayswater Road, too far away to catch. We're all going on a ... 2011-07-30T23:04:12Z If a few passengers dawdle while stowing their bag and finding their seat, it can make the difference between a flight being on time or late in the government’s official statistics. United Airlines rolling out plan that lets passengers in economy class with window seats board first 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The second equalizer came just 23 seconds after Arsenal had regained the lead, following a huge mistake by Jorginho, who dawdled on the ball in midfield and gave the ball away. Pochettino’s Chelsea loses again in Premier League. Spurs stay unbeaten with 2-2 draw at Arsenal 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z When No. 23 WSU hosts Northern Colorado this weekend, though, the Cougars will get a chance to sharpen the one part of their offense that has dawdled: The run game. No. 23 WSU gets chance to kick-start run game in nonconference finale 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z She had been performing well in recent months, Ms. Loesche said, but today she had dawdled by the door, hesitant to step inside. Extreme Weather Is Coming. Someone Has To Tell The Chimps. 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The young men and women in the area struggle to find jobs or work, and they mostly dawdle the day away, said Naseem Jafar Ali, who works with an NGO in the area. Despite world-beating growth, India's lack of jobs threatens its young 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, who served on special counsel Bob Mueller's team, said that there was "very little reason to dawdle" by prosecutors after Pence's testimony. “Expect decisions soon”: Experts say Pence’s “sharply incriminating” testimony is bad news for Trump 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z It’s amazing how hearing the umpire yell “Strike!” or “Ball!” as a penalty, just because you have dawdled an instant too long, can speed up a fellow’s metabolism. Perspective | The pitch clock is saving baseball — by returning it to the past 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Already, it’s become a new sign of the times in baseball — an umpire pointing to his wrist, indicating a pitcher dawdled too long. MLB pitchers adjusting to quick pace of new pitch clock 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z And yet, he almost takes pride in his ability to put things off, saying he dawdles on an “Olympic level.” Death? Bill Nighy will worry about that later 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Rubio, Florida Republican, said he is disappointed the other chamber dawdled on his Sunshine Protection Act after the Senate approved it by unanimous consent in March. Rubio to keep fighting for permanent daylight saving time after clock runs out for this Congress 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z But Pickles, Henry’s horse, would prefer to dawdle. Saddling up for a high desert getaway in southern Colorado 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Ms. Bowser, having dawdled until now in hopes the federal government would solve the problem, has left increasingly overwhelmed nonprofit groups to deal with the migrants. Opinion | D.C. Mayor Bowser promised a ‘sanctuary city.’ Now it’s crunch time. 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Many of Dellario’s gently impressionistic pictures depict Rock Creek as it dawdles through and around large, glistening rocks. Review | In the galleries: An immersive exhibit celebrates African perspectives 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Instead of addressing our state’s gun crisis with the urgency it deserves, the Maryland legislature has dawdled: resting on our reputation as a liberal state to justify an insufficient response to gun violence. Opinion | Far too little has changed in Maryland since our first gun violence protest 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Clearly, this isn’t the time to dawdle or slack off. Review | In these gloomy, divisive times, does anyone care about books? I do. 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Receiving a tame back pass from John Stones, Steffen dawdled controlling the ball rather than using his second touch to clear. Steffen’s blunder gifts Liverpool cup semifinal goal vs City 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z The House doesn’t need to dawdle, based on our research. Opinion | Americans want later sunsets and their sunrises right on time 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z You normally have just 10 minutes to check out once a console is added to your cart, so don’t dawdle. Get a PS5 or Xbox Series X today at 12PM ET with Walmart Plus 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z At the same time, he doesn’t seem to recognize that as attention spans have dwindled, the game of baseball has dawdled. Letters to Sports: In MLB labor fight, there are no winners 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z Now they dawdle, watching the images projected onto a water fountain and taking selfies in front of art works that cover the walls. ‘From Worst to Best’: Gleaming New La Guardia Terminal Opens 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z “You don’t have time to dawdle,” Allen said. Va. Gov. Youngkin’s assertive first week in office leaves Republicans jubilant, Democrats fuming 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z But that should be a spur to action, not a reason to dawdle. Opinion | The EPA’s rule to replace lead pipes shows how broken Congress is 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z What it didn’t mention is that the Food and Drug Administration dawdled on approving over-the-counter versions of these tests for more than a year. Opinion | The FDA needs more than a magic pill 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z One morning, during COVID's earliest months, she was running late for a virtual meeting as her daughter dawdled on their walk home from the park. Stress in utero: COVID chaos and babies’ future health 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Last year, officers had dawdled in rendering aid to their son as he laid bleeding and dying in the street. Perspective | A verdict not held hostage to history 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z They bickered and dawdled while the president’s approval ratings burned, obsessing about adversaries within while ignoring the partisan enemy outside the gates. Opinion | Democrats have only themselves to blame 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z In August 2017, for example, Hurricane Harvey dumped a mind-boggling five feet of rain in some Houston neighborhoods over the five days it dawdled in the region, leaving even well-weathered meteorologists speechless. Vapor Storms Are Threatening People and Property 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The State Department dawdled for months in getting visas for Afghan allies and, as the Taliban seized cities, towns and provincial capitals, it neglected contingency planning for a possible evacuation. Opinion | A Rough Beast Returns 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z While Mr. Trump was merely a real estate mogul who had become a reality television star, passers-by dawdled to snap photos of the building and tourists wandered through its luxury shops. Trump Tower’s Neighbors Are Relieved as Barricades Come Down 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Steve Bunce, boxing pundit: "Reading what his father said after the victory over Lomachenko, and hearing what he said there, I'm not so sure he will dawdle too long at lightweight." Lopez wants to fight Taylor 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z When Trump’s mob breached the building, he inexcusably dawdled in deploying force to quell the riot. Opinion | Yes, Congress should impeach Trump before he leaves office 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Zeta may dawdle in the western Caribbean for another day or so, trapped between two strong high pressure systems to the east and west. New storm Zeta a hurricane threat to Mexico, US Gulf Coast 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Twenty-eight seconds into the second half, Everton were fortunate not to trail by a bigger margin after Adams, slipped inside the channel, comfortably eluded Godfrey but the striker dawdled before getting a shot away. Southampton's bright start ensures first defeat for lacklustre 10-man Everton 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z He dawdled until May, four months after getting Francis’ name from the JNC, to announce her appointment - well past the required 60-day deadline to nominate a judge to fill a court vacancy. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z They started 22 minutes after the advertised local time of midday thanks to another dawdle to the battlefield by Williams, who kept her opponent waiting in the corridor for a quarter of an hour. Serena Williams digs deep against Pironkova to reach US Open semi-finals 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z What’s more, went a morbid joke, if a patient’s survival seemed dubious, an undertaker might dawdle ’round the block before reaching the hospital, perhaps instead ending up at the funeral home. A hearse is a hearse, except when it was an ambulance 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z James took a throw-in to Kovacic, who dawdled and was shoved off the ball by Muller. Bayern Munich v Chelsea: Champions League last 16, second leg – live! 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z Riverside dawdles until Aug. 3, when it reaches its normal highest maximum temperature of 94.6. After this week's heatwave, there's relief in sight for Southern California 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Nearby, scores of families sprinted, and dawdled along Cañada Road, which parallels Interstate 280 in the valley carved by the San Andreas fault. Bicycles have enjoyed a boom during the pandemic. Will it last as car traffic resumes? 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z She looked more the part of a Mexican doña as she dawdled around her tiny apartment on a chilly Friday morning not long before coronavirus became a national crisis. El Paso officials want to bulldoze a historic barrio. This 92-year-old woman is in the way 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Together, the heavyweights dawdled, waiting their turn in the ring among Bout’s weekend workout crowd. How New York City Lost Boxing 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Among the reckonings: an acknowledgment that many municipalities and counties had deliberately dawdled on sewage infrastructure investments as a way of discouraging growth - resulting in a patchwork of failing systems and septic tanks. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z What if the Nationals dawdle and disrespect the one person in their organization who might be hardest to replace? Perspective | Mike Rizzo probably isn’t leaving the Nationals, but what are the Lerners waiting for? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Too often, sessions dawdle along for weeks or months, until business concludes in a whirlwind of activity during the final hours. Recent Kansas editorials 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z On Friday afternoon, we dawdled in the Hard Rock hotel, waiting with impatience for the action to begin. Question time: my life as a quiz obsessive 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z What researchers have discovered gives lawmakers good reason not to dawdle as they consider how to regulate an increasingly popular yet inherently invasive surveillance technology. Opinion | Why Congress needs to regulate facial-recognition systems 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Countries already hard hit by climate change argued that large emitters continue to dawdle, as other imperiled nations face intensifying cyclones, increased flooding and other climate-related disasters. U.N. climate talks end with hard feelings, few results and new doubts about global unity 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Not content to dawdle, Mr. Sullivan is organizing a bipartisan push to ensure that the U.S. is a major player here. A new Cold War heats up in the Arctic 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z But as his teammates waited to be played in the Zagreb No 9 dawdled and the danger fizzled out. Raheem Sterling springs from bench as Manchester City down Dinamo Zagreb 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Now, in examples gleaned from watching the PGA Tour in particular, mid-handicappers think it perfectly reasonable to dawdle for hours on end. Hurry up and make an example of Bryson DeChambeau over slow play 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z When some buyers dawdled in making payments, the sisters took them to court, Dr. Nalezyty found. The Nuns Who Bought and Sold Human Beings 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Tonra and his colleagues also discovered that the birds dawdled on their way south. Songbird migration study finds a tiny, vulnerable winter range 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z She wasn’t technically allowed to park on the south side of the street for another 50 minutes, so she decided to dawdle in her car until street-sweeping hours were officially over. Want to park in Koreatown? Get ready for a ‘blood sport’ 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z And it needed some remarkable ingenuity from Trent Alexander-Arnold, who pretended to walk away from taking a corner before quickly spinning round and sending in a low cross as Barcelona’s players dawdled. Liverpool stuns Barcelona 4-0 to reach CL final 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z And it needed some remarkable ingenuity from Trent Alexander-Arnold, who pretended to walk away from taking a corner before quickly spinning round and sending in a low cross as Barcelona’s players dawdled. Liverpool stuns Barcelona 4-0 to reach CL final 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z After committee chair Lindsey Graham’s melodramatic sideshow of an opening statement, the first two hours of Barr’s questioning on Wednesday dawdled along as several Democratic senators seemingly pulled their punches. Democrats' feeding frenzy: 2020 candidates all want a piece of Bill Barr 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z “We thought China would be a great pushover for way too long, and so we let them start the naval arms race while we dawdled,” said James Holmes, a professor at the U.S. Special Report: China's vast fleet is tipping the balance in the... 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z In Bourges on a recent Saturday, Ms. Bonnin and other activists dawdle in a crosswalk, blocking cars in a show of dismay for the trajectory of French life. Inequality Fuels Rage of ‘Yellow Vests’ in Equality-Obsessed France 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z He couldn’t dawdle; he had to get his work done and return to campus in time for his 8 p.m. music class. Nathan Chen’s Yale Juggling Act 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z The Spaniard turned this to Sterling but, instead of taking aim, he dawdled and his return to David Silva allowed the hosts to escape. Raheem Sterling gives Manchester City crucial advantage over Schalke 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z There’s a 20-second clock between pitches that applies to both pitchers and hitters so that no one dawdles. Perspective | What’s not to like about proposed MLB rules changes? Nothing, except for one. 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z If you tend to procrastinate about filing your tax return, this is not the year to dawdle. Perspective | File your taxes soon -- in case there’s another government shutdown 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z “As long as you don’t dawdle—you know what you want, don’t you? It’s not as if you haven’t already picked it out. You told me so yourself.” “Asleep at the Wheel” 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Pogba took the ball, looked up early, as was the plan, and floated the most delicious pass over the top, with enough drift and curl to dawdle right into Rashford’s path. United produced 60 minutes of pure, uncut Ole-ball and then: enter gloveman | Barney Ronay 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z My idea was to have a very leisurely dinner, dawdle over dessert and amble back — giving the charger enough time to put 40 miles or so into the car. My kingdom for a charging station: one electric-vehicle driver's frustrating search 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Here, the visitors dawdle a little over their stretches, passing exercises and sprinting drills. The Tiny Club, the Giant Stadium and the Deal Driving Them Apart 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Every year that the nations of the world - and the NIMBYs in our backyard - dawdle, the problem of carbon buildup in the atmosphere becomes harder to address. California Editorial Rdp 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z A well-fed cat dawdled nearby as Matthew lay in the grass, punching numbers into the phone. A College Degree, More than Fifteen Years in the Making 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z This put the volume level through the roof and when Fernandinho put Sterling in if the forward had not dawdled he might have made it game over. David Silva sparks Manchester City’s precious derby victory over United 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z But he did things his own way: the Aussie spotted a gap in the defense while he dawdled around in the backfield and darted for a first down, sealing the victory for the Seahawks. Jameis Winston: from the future of the NFL to a problem on and off the field 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The wanderings of hurricanes vary widely, steered by wind currents and high- and low-pressure systems; some storms race across oceans and land while others dawdle. Why Hurricane Michael’s Power Caught Forecasters Off Guard 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z As United dawdled Mason Bennett stole in from the right and his effort required a fine save from Romero. Manchester United out after Derby’s Scott Carson saves Phil Jones penalty 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z The visitors dawdle over coffee in the early September sunshine, gaze out at the waters of Carmarthen Bay and earnestly compare training injuries and equipment reviews. Iron Town 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Yet The Times' Dominic Maxwell was less effusive, calling it a "mild but sprawling satirical comedy" that "tests the patience" and "dawdles". Bennett play takes scalpel to NHS 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Congress dawdled for years on whether to pass a law to require online sales-tax collections. Impact of high court’s online sales-tax ruling might be modest in Washington state 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z But don’t dawdle, because while the show is on for nearly a year, the guns will only be shown through June 24. 18 things to do in the D.C. area over Memorial Day weekend 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Still, this is no time to dawdle; here are some tips for you last-minute filers: Procrastinators rejoice: There’s still time to file taxes 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z The most plausible vehicle for encouraging global effort, so the United States does not shrink its carbon footprint while others dawdle, is the Paris agreement that President Trump repudiated. Opinion | There’s still hope on global warming — if the world gets to work 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z But if the Nats dither and dawdle, taking for granted the man who keeps the entire baseball side of their operation glued together, motivated and highly competent, then I think they are nuts. Perspective | Mike Rizzo waits on a contract extension from the Nationals, one he’s easily earned 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z The world turned upside down: Armed law enforcement officers dawdled outside during the shooting, but a 15-year-old kid without any weapon at all used himself as a human shield to protect his classmates. Florida teen hero is all action, not bluster 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z There is a wait indeed, as the session of the state senate dawdles on well into the night. Could this 'military guy' Democrat find a magic formula to win back blue-collar voters? 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Yet we hesitate and dawdle, showing no sense of urgency. Opinion | Climate change is hitting African Americans hard. Here’s how Maryland can lead. 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Receiving possession as the last defender, he dawdled and was robbed by Lingard. Paul Pogba sent off but Jesse Lingard helps Manchester United floor Arsenal 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z The UN has repeatedly dawdled in response to atrocities. Peacekeepers in name only 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z With the eastern sky brightening, there was no time to dawdle. ‘Unsinkable’ film crew makes night to remember at wave pool 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z There were decisions to be made and tasks to be completed and no time for the preteen to dawdle over either. After struggles, Mystics center Krystal Thomas is having her happiest season 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z His itinerary did not allow much time to dawdle. Dodgers take the fifth (and its six runs) to defeat the Diamondbacks 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z “Rather than promptly locating and paying eligible beneficiaries, the Postal Service dawdled,” he wrote in a ruling against USPS. Perspective | USPS agrees to $49 million settlement after having long ‘dawdled’ in payments to beneficiaries 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z That’s one way you can appreciate Washington’s amazing turnaround this season, reminiscing about how the Wizards recovered from desperation so quickly that they had weeks to dawdle at the end. Perspective | For the Wizards, the coast is clear, but the rest isn’t 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Cars dawdle in front of him; some cut him off. As a Paramedic Mourns a Colleague, the Calls Don't Stop 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z A county clerk could dawdle when any request is made for information from his or her office. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z We didn’t have enough players, they lost Steve Bruce and then dawdled over his replacement. Premier League relegation battle: the fans’ verdict on who’s going down 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z The sense they were just not finishing Swansea off strengthened after Silva dawdled and allowed time for a block on his shot and Guardiola wheeled away in fury. Gabriel Jesus at the double as Manchester City leave it late to beat Swansea 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z It was a superb double-save, all smart reaction and quick thinking while too many of his defenders dawdled, but Stoke had retreated into themselves. Willian double sinks brave Stoke and extends Chelsea run to 13 straight wins 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z But the organization would not endorse it as the primary response in drowning cases, and Dr. Heimlich wrote the organization’s leaders, essentially accusing them of letting people die while they dawdled on research and bureaucracy. Henry J. Heimlich, inventor of lifesaving technique for choking victims, dies at 96 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z In fact, it sometimes happens where playing in bigger groups forces you to play faster because you inherently understand you can’t dawdle the same way as usual. Casual Rounds: Walking vs. riding, booze, and sneaking out for 9 - Golf Digest 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z But pessimist pigs that lived in shabbier pens were less interested about what they would find, and dawdled. Pessimist pigs are positive if they have nice digs 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z “It was an appendage nobody paid much attention to, so I sent Janet over there and figured she would dawdle around like everybody else and write another report,” Gelber told the Chicago Tribune in 1993. Janet Reno, fiercely independent attorney general of 1990s, dies at 78 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z We dawdled our way around the islands, fishing the shallows and the riffles, then shifted to a granite promontory on the other side of the cove. The Dynamism of Janet McTeer 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z This might explain the gym playlist inclusion of Could You Be Loved which, much like Sting’s If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, is perhaps more befitting of a dawdle than a gym drill. Barack Obama's workout playlist proves he's master of the eclectic mixtape 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Accordingly, he’s never been particularly tolerant of those who dawdle and dither. Lanny Wadkins watching Keegan Bradley dawdle, dither is broadcast gold: ‘Go hit the ball’ - Golf Digest 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Slowpokes, beware: More states are cracking down on drivers who dawdle in the left lane. Speed Up, Slowpoke, or Get a Ticket 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Even the structure of rivers changed as elk, harassed by a new predator, were unable to casually dawdle on the riverbanks. Can America learn to love the big bad wolf? There are signs of change 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Sanders, who is more of a domestic policy candidate, dawdled for months before assembling a foreign policy team. Foreign Policy Friction 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z As he dawdled by the right touchline in the first half he seemed to be expending considerably less energy than Tony Pulis capering about in his rectangle. Alexis Sánchez does enough to keep the weary Arsenal fans awake | Barney Ronay 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z They dawdled last summer when the manager was seeking to build on a title success, with their business conducted late and haphazardly where, previously, they had been so focused. Minefield awaits for Antonio Conte when he takes over at Chelsea | Dominic Fifield 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Now’s not the time to dawdle; it’s the time to move. Karl Rove courts convention chaos: “Bush’s brain” is laying the groundwork for an establishment coup — and it’s going to get ugly 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z The Germans dawdled behind us while Arnoldo reminisced about the Yucatán of yore. Escaping to Mexico’s Best-Kept-Secret Island 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z There were Kenyans, aside from a Ugandan, and they dawdled through the first 13 miles as if sizing each other up. Despite modest expectations, Julia Budniak is third among women in L.A. Marathon 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Testi faithfully retrieved the item, even if he did occasionally dawdle or mutter something under his breath. Clippers' Blake Griffin breaks his hand punching a team employee and will miss another 4-6 weeks 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z He’s halted just outside the area, but Ramsey dawdles on the ball and has his pocket pinched. Aston Villa v Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z If they dawdle, manufacturers will be left behind as other types of business draw ever closer to customers. Smart products, smart makers 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Aikens was on deck in the fourth inning when Brett dawdled getting back into the box after a foul ball. Noah Syndergaard’s Bold Statement Adds Spice to Series 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Sloths may be the slowpokes of Central and South American forests, but they are hardly the only animals that dawdle through life. Why Do Some Animals Live Life in the Slow Lane? 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z “Not really a big deal,” he said as his impromptu news conference dawdled along. Kristaps Porzingis Hurts Knee but Says He’ll Be Fine 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z He’s halted just outside the area, but Ramsey dawdles on the ball and has his pocket pinched. Aston Villa v Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Depay took his time, his run turned into a dawdle and when he finally took aim the shot was blocked. Manchester United cruise past Club Brugge thanks to Wayne Rooney hat-trick 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Instead of bursting forwards and shooting, however, he dawdles and is tackled. Arsenal 1-0 Wolfsburg: pre-season friendly – as it happened 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z A long-sought neural ‘speedometer’ has been discovered in rats: a set of dedicated neurons that fire quickly when the rats move fast, and more slowly when they dawdle. ‘Speedometer’ neurons discovered in rat brains 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Colon arcs one of his warm-up pitches so high it seems to dawdle in the heavens before plopping into Racaniello’s mitt. Defying Time and Space 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z "Americans do not care to dawdle over a sleep-inspiring game, all through the heat of a June or July day," he said. The Englishman dubbed 'the father of baseball' - BBC News 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z They don’t dawdle over shots and think too much because they haven’t the strength to waste. Jason Day is the man for the moment on a course with few admirers 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Instead of bursting forwards and shooting, however, he dawdles and is tackled. Arsenal 1-0 Wolfsburg: pre-season friendly – as it happened 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z According to this vision, Washington dawdles because of special interests or democratic debate while Beijing, directed smoothly from the top, drives forward to the future. For American pundits, China isn’t a country. It’s a fantasyland. 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Then they all dawdled for a few months while awaiting official budget projections. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z The system of warnings and fines for hitters and pitchers who dawdle now go into effect under Major League Baseball's pace of play rules. LEADING OFF: Scherzer-Harvey matchup, Lester tries again 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z A Republican Senate, the thinking went, would not dawdle in confirming a replacement for Holder, a frequent target of Republican enmity. Loretta Lynch confirmed by Senate as attorney general 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z While health systems dawdle, their lunch is being eaten by an array of new entrants reminiscent of what happened to newspapers. Healthcare: The Biggest Front in the Coming Jobs War 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Many people have seen their credit scores drop as a result of medical bills that insurance companies have dawdled in paying, often causing doctors and hospitals to turn over bills to collection agencies. Credit-reporting firms' accuracy push? Finally — but it's still not enough 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Asking batters and pitchers not to dawdle is nothing compared to those major alterations. SNYDER: Rob Manfred, baseball commissioner, fixing what some say isn’t broken 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z At Dulles International Airport at 5 p.m., the breeze seemed to dawdle at a paltry 3 mph heading in one direction, and then in another. Swift storm causes traffic and power problems in the Washington region 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z A police armored vehicle was parked at the favela entrance, and officers dawdled with automatic weapons. Flimsy shacks and empty new apartments: Brazil’s housing crisis tears urban fabric 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z If it dawdles more than a year, holders receive a bigger discount. Uber Tells Off Critics With Financing Plan 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Still, Hochman dawdled for months as Goldberg, 53, attempted to sell her on the benefits of marriage after it became legal in Pennsylvania last May. With gay marriage comes question: I do or I don't 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z While Congress considers its options, the federal courts are hearing arguments regarding these matters, providing another powerful reason why our federally elected officials shouldn’t dawdle. A sampling of editorials from around New York 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Yachts bob lazily in the bay, diners dawdle al fresco, and Bono, nursing a hangover behind mirrored Ray-Bans, is playing tour guide. U2: ‘It’s the job of art to be divisive’ 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z As various local and federal agencies appeared to debate and dawdle, the action achieved the rare feat of seeming at once chaotic and slow-moving. Texas Ebola cases expose troubling contrasts and spark fears of race divide 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Adebayor will have further drawn his manager's disapproval when he dawdled over a clear chance with time and space inside Arsenal's area, while Chadli was also wasteful when in a good position. Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z It was an explosive period in the history of the epidemic, and Joseph argued, essentially, that there was no more time to dawdle. Ebola and the Cost of Fear 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Though Salmond started the debate with confidence, Scotland’s Herald newspaper reported that he then “dawdled downhill” with a performance that was “woeful” compared to Darling’s more spirited one. Pro-Independence Leader Falters in First Scottish Independence Debate 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z "People should not dawdle," said Shay, now a professor at Harvard Law School, in an interview on Friday about his article. Obama could curb corporate 'inversions' on his own: ex-U.S. official 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z He took third and then scampered home when Austin Jackson dawdled. Angels relievers don't crack in 2-1 win over Tigers 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Five weeks later in the Belmont, the colt dawdled down the backstretch and again clunked up fourth. Wicked Strong Wins Jim Dandy Stakes 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z But we have dawdled since the beginning of the epidemic. Ebola and the Cost of Fear 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z In the event a game of no shots, no incident and a crushing sense of caution dawdled on, with Messi for much of the match in a kind of holding pattern, circling amiably. Argentina’s Lionel Messi stifled but he can still light up the final 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Obama made the decision to sign the executive order after years of pressure from gay-rights groups, which frequently complained that he had dawdled on the issue after promising to take action during the 2008 campaign. Obama to sign order barring U.S. contractors from job bias based on sexual orientation Related: Trip Report: Just Back From Bandon Dunes It does attract those who dawdle, those playing only 18 holes who want to enjoy the scenery and take photographs. Another reason to love Bandon Dunes: Its pace of play: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Edwards’ Godzilla dawdles toward its Doomsday climax; the movie could win a prize for Least Stuff Happening in the First Two-Thirds of an Action Film. REVIEW: Godzilla: The Monster Gets a Reboot, and the Filmakers Booted It 2014-05-11T05:00:13Z But there are reasons not to dawdle, because if the Capitals want to take advantage of their fresh start they should give whomever they hire time to take charge of the organization. Washington Capitals begin critical search for new general manager, coach 2014-04-27T23:55:12Z Do molar teeth erupt early, as in apes, or form slowly and dawdle in the jaw, as in modern humans? Human evolution: Fifty years after Homo habilis 2014-04-02T17:20:30.613Z The US, on the other hand, ruminates and dawdles by way of incoherent foreign policy due to weak and ineffective leadership. U.S. and Israel Target Syria's Weapons Stockpile 2013-06-15T00:05:22Z On Sunday, on a high scoring ground I thought that we dawdled in the early overs – even Bell was very slow early on, and we only had about 30 after the Powerplay. New Zealand v England – second ODI as it happened 2013-03-05T17:47:23Z Guides in Tibetan costumes wearing wireless mics dawdle by the entrance, yawning. China’s new tourist attraction: “Shangri-La” 2013-02-14T16:38:00Z It was great that he didn't dawdle around in the matches when he was in control and finished them, and most likely it can only help. Andy Murray's coach Ivan Lendl convinced they make a formidable team 2013-01-26T23:00:03Z Packs of men dawdled on the street, and singing Hindi film songs, rich with double entendres, was how they communicated. India Ink: The Unspeakable Truth About Rape in India 2013-01-02T05:39:24Z But don't dawdle: this year's deadline is October 14th. Can You Solve America's Problems? 2012-10-04T16:00:29Z Mike Trout struck out, but Hunter's broken-bat grounder dawdled on the grass just long enough to allow Bourjos to score the tying run. Beltre's 9th-inning HR puts Rangers past Angels 2012-09-21T04:58:13Z In others words, the ECB has helped the governments of the euro zone continue to dawdle in taking the kind of strong action that could really solve the crisis. Why It’s Time for Central Bankers to Say: ‘No More!’ 2012-08-08T08:25:52Z There's no more time to dawdle if you want to win a championship. Mid-Ohio: A flashback to old-school road courses 2012-08-04T21:16:09Z The Nakashes like to buy properties in trouble, and they don’t dawdle. Whatever Happened to Jordache? 2012-07-26T22:02:14Z The same mustached men in leather jackets and curious shoes dawdled among the wares, kaffiyehs, jewelry, erotic underwear, and blackout hijabs. Syria’s Fake First Family 2012-07-30T05:00:00Z Just don’t expect them to dawdle too long. Obama, Romney Stop Over in Nevada: Is It Still a True Toss-Up? 2012-07-24T11:05:20Z While we dawdle in misinformed mudslinging as some politicians sow lies and mistrust over solar, other nations embrace the sun to power their economies. Solar: Life, Liberty And The Pursuit of Energy Independence 2012-07-04T13:54:43Z Because the longer the league dawdles in its headquarters' backyard, the closer Orlando is to its stadium deal, making its franchise allocation incontestable. Will Orlando beat New York to be the next MLS team? 2012-06-20T13:07:06Z Down below, sunbathing bodies are stretched out idly on the town's grassy square and tourists dawdle along the narrow, cobbled high street. Olympic torch relay, day 22: Fort William, the Lycra capital of the UK 2012-06-09T06:00:01Z But, should it be because rates rise and not just that the pool of eligible refinancing candidates shrinks further, borrowers waiting to pounce on that lower rate shouldn't dawdle. For Mortgage Lenders, Less is More 2012-05-29T20:49:01Z Iran agrees to talks but dawdles, arguing that it will need time to prepare. Why Tehran Might Be Ready to Talk 2012-05-17T16:35:37Z Japan is suffering today because it dawdles in attacking its banking crisis in the 1990s. Why We Should Worry about Spain's Economic Pain 2012-05-01T09:35:39Z This was quite contrary to our usual custom, as we always found it wiser to see the caravan off first, otherwise the muleteers dawdled half the morning away. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z The weather had luckily kept fine all day, so that we were able to dawdle along and enjoy the scenery and flowers. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z If there is any trouble on with the natives it would suit me well, but I certainly will not enlist merely to dawdle about in the towns. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z He was content to dawdle on at Ottilie's side, railing at fate, sneering at the world, and growing every day less able to retrieve himself, and face disappointment like a man. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Germany, not less than England and America, laughs at "the modern mother," who dawdles over Goethe, and is "literary," and wears eyeglasses, while delegating to bottles and goats her peculiar duties. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z You would dawdle—and it wasn't for want of speaking to, I'm sure! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z I dawdled along, now trying a pool, now clambering up the hill-sides to pick raspberries, and now counting the magpies that flew across, feeling altogether very placid and good and contented. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z Till the discovery of the new gold country how contentedly they dawdled round Cape Horn; creeping down one coast, and up another: but now such delay is not to be thought of. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The children should have time to think, but not to guess and dawdle, and then be left groping in the dark. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z Planning dawdled until the arctic winter of 1917-18, when the Hudson froze, and coal was stranded on the New Jersey docks while New Yorkers shivered. | New Jersey: ?Driving Under the Hudson,? at Hoboken Historical Museum 2012-03-03T04:02:00Z He gave her a brutal shove, demanding to know why she dawdled while he thirsted, and the girl moved off sullenly, with flaming cheeks and eyes averted. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z When energy and promptitude might have lost Ireland to England, they hung about and dawdled and did nothing. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z If the thing is negligently done, or dawdled over, it is likely enough to be productive of mischief. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z When I ride with W. we generally make three or four turns as fast as we can go, he hates to dawdle. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z The bells rang almost as soon as Andy—he had dawdled and lounged over dressing and breakfast in Sunday's beneficent leisure—was equipped for the day. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z She must dawdle about at this or that 'till the doctor returned. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z Talks among business lobbies, privacy activists and regulators may at least produce non-statutory codes, though without the imminent threat of legislation some companies may dawdle. Privacy laws: Private data, public rules 2012-01-25T21:33:05Z But having got safely outside the park gates he dawdled till his fellow caught him up, and the three of them then continued the journey together and discussed the situation. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z Traffic lights are ignored by the few dozen cars that zip past, drivers too scared to dawdle. Insight: Trenches and fear divide heart of Syria protest 2011-12-23T17:13:59Z Journalists and local governments sought his advice on how to deal with the ongoing nuclear crisis, and he helped local governments to initiate some evacuation and decontamination efforts — all while the central government dawdled. 365 days: Nature's 10 2011-12-21T18:20:30.530Z I connected the process chiefly with having to unlace your boots, a proceeding I detest, and dawdle over cold floors in your stocking feet. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z There was the great chicken joke, there was also the killing joke for the production of which by Percival Mr. Hannaford would dawdle lunch to an inordinate length. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z They strode or dawdled, laughing, smiling, bowing, whispering, or gazing into the windows of the shops. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z We took our time on the road to-day, lazed and dawdled in fact, while Jill and I committed all kinds of frolics. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z The children were excited and noisy; they dawdled over their food. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z It was our habit to keep pace with the camp in the latter half of the day, and for the next three hours we dawdled along at caravan pace. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Meantime the poor present age works, and deceives, and dawdles, hoping to be dismissed with the absolving edict, "She hath done what she could." From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z He goes down into the street, and dawdles an hour or so a day at his broker's. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Put away papers, and tried to dawdle and go about as other people do. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z As they all dawdled languidly over the last fragments of the supper, a silver bar slanted suddenly across their faces, and the very dishes were transformed into a shimmering glory. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z We stopped to drink water at the Mao river, which we forded, and to prevent men wasting time, I drew my revolver and threatened to shoot any one who dawdled. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z As things are, I say to you, as I often say to myself: Don't dawdle; don't scramble. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z "You are still young, and inclined to dawdle away your time," replied the general, "but I----" "Your excellency's time is much more valuable than mine," said Meding, politely. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z May painted, A. hunted up old jewelry and friends, and I dawdled after them. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z When he got home he sat down by the window with a book he was in want of; he read, he dawdled about, and read again till ten o'clock. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z On the other hand, if you laze and dawdle in the morning the day will be spoiled, luncheon will be hurried, and dinner too late. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z With the precision of a juggler we rescue plates from the chambermaid, who is overcome by this introduction to the great world and dawdles contemplatively through the pantry door. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z The boys dawdle unaccountably about the big bookcase, glancing over their shoulders at Lawton, who sits with drooping head and downcast eyes opposite Halsey's table. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z I dawdle about, and wait to see if I am to live or die. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z He dawdled and mooned over that stocking and made and unmade plans. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z He might dawdle in the beginning, and run madly to reach the half-circle mark on time, and then complete his task by walking steadily round the second half to goal. Some Imagist Poets, 1916 An Annual Anthology 2011-09-20T02:00:14.543Z But indeed for the most part the couple sat at ease in their saddles, while the horses dawdled with loose reins and lazy necks in the cool shadows of the roadside trees. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z Infrared cameras help firefighters find victims, but the cameras can hide flames, and it is dangerous to dawdle. Battling blazes in city of skyscrapers 2011-08-29T10:05:09Z We still dawdle along, getting fat and hearty. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Each fresh word fell like a lash across Sylvia's cheeks, but as long as Nigel dawdled irresolutely at the door it was impossible to end the torture. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z Had we dawdled less we might have gone much earlier from Charing Cross. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z He dawdled a minute at the window, looked at his watch, muttered briefly, and went briskly out and down the stairs. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z He could have given the information at once, but it suited him best to dawdle over it. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z "I hope I shall have done something to be proud of by that time; but I'm such a lazy dog, I'm afraid I shall 'dawdle,' Jo." Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z I dawdled for a few steps while a pretty, brown-eyed, black-haired girl said good-bye to a friend at the door and drove away. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z But it was no use he always dawdled through the forest after awhile, and—” “The wind always took the ship somewhere.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Tremonti also urged Europe not to dawdle and quickly approve upgrades to the region’s rescue fund. Berlusconi Says Unfazed by Crisis After Meeting on Italy Economy 2011-08-04T14:06:06Z It was our holiday time, before the hard work with loads would commence, and we dawdled along feeding up the cattle and taking it easy ourselves. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z In Saturday’s embarrassing loss, Rios dawdled to balls twice. Rios making Sox's Guillen, WIlliams look bad 2011-08-01T14:08:00Z If it had been a ball, or a party, or fête, the time would have gone on drag, drag, dawdle, dawdle, for long enough. A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z Everybody knows what went down with many of the sluggers and pitchers in the past generation because Major League Baseball and the players association dawdled about testing and penalties. Sports of The Times: Clemens Walks Out of Court, Humbly 2011-07-15T00:04:49Z It has to be cooked outside, and my people dawdle so. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z He dawdled in the locker room for a scandalously long time, while Cyril made little journeys to the first tee and back again, growing warmer and warmer with each trip. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z Ship after ship came up astern, passed us, and sped away homewards, while we dawdled through those crowded waters, running the risk of the fair wind blowing itself out before we had gained our port. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Like the wild raccoon that dawdled onto the stage during the excellent performance that night, we thought it advisable to let him wander off into the dark of Central Park. Nocturnalist: Alec Baldwin, the Sequel 2011-07-02T02:45:57Z We dawdled upon our course to such an extent that we were obliged to return from a spot only seven days’ march beyond the Lutyahau River. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z He could still distinguish the peaks by which he set his course, and, since he went to his destination, nothing else mattered at all—except that the dogs dawdled. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z It was the blessed hour sacred to dawdle—the only one the poor old fellow had from one week's end to the other. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z Consequently, we dawdled along with variable winds and dirty weather, never keeping a steady breeze for more than a day or two at the outside. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z I am so glad you are leading a wholesome life, and getting the b. who planted you, rather than dawdle proudly, and be without a good moddle. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z Love's opportunity travels by lightning express and has no time to dawdle around the waiting-room. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Only I must tell you it will do neither of us much good, if you dawdle a long time at your saddling and bridling, and take a year or two about your dying. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Generally sleep came to her quickly while Myra dawdled and pottered about, until the lights were put out. Hope Benham A Story for Girls 2011-05-16T02:00:18.193Z They also contend that, due to the realities of modern presidential campaigning, Christie -- who would need to assemble a campaign organization from scratch -- can't afford to dawdle if he does want to run. There's still time for a white knight -- if the GOP can find one 2011-05-10T00:30:00Z "Our plan," he wrote on November 6, 1873, "is to dawdle through France and winter by the Mediterranean—we have been thinking of the Island of Majorca." John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z The Lakers probably believe they can afford to dawdle against the rest of the field. Ventre: Lakers are an enigma heading into playoffs 2011-04-14T06:25:40Z Before he could locate any such first-aid, however, the daughter of the house had achieved the second floor and dawdled delightedly into the room. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z The evening dawdled along the sunset slopes, and the waning crimson waited in the dusk for the golden moonrise. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z I dawdled along the five miles upon my donkey, with something of an ache in my back, but a very healthful and sunny freedom from pain and impatience at my heart. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z But he dawdles and twaddles so much over details, we have generally done very little before the hour ends, when he says, 'I will not detain you any longer.' Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The boy dawdled over a skimpy supper and went dispiritedly to bed. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Although Ashley dawdled as he listened and sipped his wine languorously, no rustle of draperies rewarded his attentive ear, no graceful presence gladdened his expectant eye. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z While he dawdled, not knowing what to do, Radetzky received reinforcements. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z She looked in vain for Martin at church on the following Sunday; she dawdled through the churchyard, and her friend, “My Lord Wellor’s valet,” overtook her: he thought she was lingering for him. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The diplomats still squabble; the chess game dawdles its languid way; the factory is getting ready to pay its first dividend; our friends' children are about to enter the high school. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z She dawdled over her tea and cake until the train arrived at the junction, where another chair-car was in waiting. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z It may have been a bit of a team-wide wake-up call after Crawford struggled just before the All-Star break: With no time to dawdle now, players must get the job done. Hawks get off to good start with 7-4 victory 2011-02-02T03:31:09Z But scientific management did not dawdle over such details. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z It was a heavenly day, and I dawdled some, for I wanted to get here after Iris had gone to church. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z Gone are the lethargic sequences where Rose dawdled around a screen or launched into the air at the slightest pump fake. Off the Dribble: Rose Dwarfs Other Improvements With Defense 2011-01-19T18:47:43Z I verily believe, my dear Herwarth, that you divined my secret wishes, and in heroic self-sacrifice sprained your knightly ankle to do me pleasure, that I might lounge and dawdle here for two weeks. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z They dawdle there in small knots, and storm a second hill, topped by a white steeple-crowned church. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Off went his hat; he gave her a fine bow, a gracious smile, a worn-out compliment, and then dawdled on again. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Deliberately she dawdled over her next piece of copy. Signal in the Dark 2011-01-06T03:00:43.537Z Shrugging her shoulders she dawdled behind her mistress, who ran to meet the guest. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z I passed him without sign of recognition, dawdled a little on the quay, and then sauntered down to the boathouse. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z They are the spouses, the boyfriends, the loved ones, all who dawdled and steered clear of the malls, with nary a package in sight. Jewelry, the Holiday Stalwart 2010-12-24T00:56:36Z I'll have some lunch put up, and order Jim to dawdle after us with the wagon full of waterproofs, and so on, in case we break down. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z She much preferred to shop alone and dawdle down the long counters. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Being alone, she ate slowly, and deliberately dawdled over the meal, to kill time. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z The visitors had dawdled alarmingly from the start, inviting danger by conceding territory and possession too easily in central midfield. Marseille 1-0 Chelsea 2010-12-08T21:49:00Z "We're not going to dawdle, and the president will not want us to delay," he said. Gates not optimistic on end to ban on gays 2010-12-06T20:45:00Z Meanwhile, elected officials from both sides of the aisle dawdle and are letting a truly transformative innovation -- the Promise Neighborhoods program -- wither on the vine. Why we shouldn't wait for Superman 2010-10-07T21:15:00Z The wee Billionaire As he dawdles down there, Thinks craning her neck is great fun. With Mayor as Companion, a Senate Run Was a No-Go 2010-06-28T21:56:00Z Wales should have replied with a try of their own after Rees hacked through, but they dawdled at the breakdown when there was space out wide and had to settle for a Jones penalty. Wales 31-34 South Africa 2010-06-05T15:27:00Z Wales should have replied with a try of their own after Matthew Rees hacked through, but dawdled at the breakdown when there was space out wide and had to settle for a Jones penalty. Wales fail to topple South Africa 2010-06-05T15:27:00Z Set a target of 187, they dawdled along at five an over for the first 10 overs, hitting three fours in the first half of their innings. Raina hits ton as India beat South Africa 2010-05-02T19:44:00Z But too often Ganguly dawdled, making respectable scores while the Kolkata Knight Riders lost, or failed to win with sufficient run-rate-boosting vim. How to win the World Twenty20 2010-04-30T12:24:00Z These are the same people that invariably dawdle even when they don’t have the right of way. | Horns and Drivers 2010-04-23T19:13:00Z Harrison's theory is that millions of Americans are walking away from their underwater mortgages, but staying in their homes living "rent-free" while banks dawdle on the foreclosure process. A solution to the consumer spending mystery 2010-04-15T16:21:00Z He dawdled on his way, putting up at various uninteresting places, where the chauffeur found the hours pass pretty slowly. Capricious Caroline "Come on, Tom!" said I; "we have no time to dawdle here." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 Doubtless, many of the fashionable idlers, who dawdled away their time in the many resorts devoted to gossip and scandal, were glad to show themselves in the crowd. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius I tell you what it is, while I'm waiting to choke that stuck-up young fool they call Germain, I'm blowed if hunger and thirst won't choke me, if I have to dawdle about much longer. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 "I have dawdled,—have I not, monsieur?" said she, gaily. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 You've no idea how beastly it is to dawdle about in a crowd of people, and then at the end go back to another term of school. Sinister Street, vol. 1 I was not going to dawdle idly in the background, waiting for a foolish, theatrical entrance cue—I wasn't going to "stand aside" a moment longer! The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew At home, he didn't dawdle, he only washed his hands, recited "Who bringest forth bread," and that was all. Yiddish Tales I am speaking only for your good, because I know that you should not dawdle away your existence. Ayala's Angel Tell your mother, and that poor dawdle there, your sister, that they 'd be thankful they'd have followed my advice. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) In the middle of the discussion the clock in the passage would strike ten, at which Michael and Alan would yawn and dawdle their way upstairs. Sinister Street, vol. 1 "Adele," she said one morning rather sharply to her cousin who dawdled on the couch with a book and a box of chocolates, "have you been down to Rachel's today?" Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins They let me dawdle about here and do this and that; but the sun grows more powerful daily, and I sleep a good deal now through the warmer hours. The Book of Susan A Novel Patricia had dawdled over her toilette, realising, however, to admit that she dreaded the ordeal before her in the dining-room. Patricia Brent, Spinster "I shall be waiting for you, to see that you get quickly into bed, so mind you don't dawdle once you've said good-night." Just Gerry "If we dawdle, the teams will be stabled—I want you to see our white oxen in the late sunlight." Shadows of Flames A Novel I dawdled at length over my dressing and sallied forth at eleven, after Mrs. Milliken had knocked at my door twice to know if she could make the room. A Top-Floor Idyl He dawdled about the steep village street for a while, gossiping with tradesmen at their doors and watching the warmth fade out of the gray houses in the falling dusk. Plashers Mead A Novel They preferred to dawdle over their coffee, to wonder whether Rose was seasick, and to discuss the smaller details of the ceremony, that had been too insignificant for the first prime criticism. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance Instead of struggling against that which every throb of his heart convinced him was false, he had dawdled with the impossible and toyed with apostils of grief. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel He doesn't read, and he doesn't study; he just dawdles around, and calls on the girls, and talks with them by the hour. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction She wished now that Irene would become impatient and go, but the latter seemed perfectly willing to dawdle, though by now they were the only two inhabitants of the dressing-room. Carnival General Butler at New Orleans had none to send him, and Halleck dawdled at Corinth most inexplicably. A Daughter of the Union He began to doubt his present mastery of the technique it displayed, fearing he had wandered too long in the Teevan-prescribed maze, dawdled too long in the little man's palace of illusions. Ewing\\'s Lady I don't see how women can dawdle away their time so, when they've small families. Helen Grant's Schooldays He dawdled over crisp bacon and eggs, glanced at morning editions, and all the while the ashes of last night's emotional holocaust drifted through him. The Black Tide And it doesn't travel straight away in a line like that of the roving moose; for she loiters to feed and dawdle out of pure indolence. The Story of the Trapper The crowd had been for a hike to Lost Mine, and, returning, had dawdled lazily, for the air was almost oppressively balmy. Under Boy Scout Colors At any rate, she never descends to such depths of ennui and selfishness as do the old bachelors who loll about on the club sofas, or who dawdle discontentedly at afternoon teas. Maids Wives and Bachelors Well, if I had ever so much money I couldn't find it in my conscience to dawdle away time and have someone wait upon me. Helen Grant's Schooldays He dawdled over the securing of the skiff. When the Cock Crows There was no difficulty and not the slightest risk, even for a child; but the heavy gradient and the rarefied air made it almost impossible to sustain a conversation unless the speakers dawdled. The Silent Barrier In place of that, he dawdled for two days, giving Lee all the time he wanted to take Harpers Ferry from the old, incompetent Miles, and to unite his army to fight him. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry I exclaimed, as he dawdled up to me at the hot and dusty station. Miss Cayley's Adventures There is no time to dawdle around with plays, and athletics, and such foolishness. The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won It was the slack season in the rooming business, and so the two had some spare time on their hands in the long summer days and could dawdle about, an unusual luxury. Clark's Field But he dawdles at breakfast, he dawdles at tea— He’s the greatest small dawdle that ever could be; And when in his bedroom, it is his delight To dawdle in dressing at morning and night. Happy Days for Boys and Girls Some dawdled, window shopped, or strolled along for the air. Combat At Yokohama, however, while I dawdled in curiosity shops, a telegram from Harold startled me into seriousness. Miss Cayley's Adventures That morning Aurora was so happy she could not hurry; humming an old psalm tune she dawdled about her room, the longer to enjoy her thoughts. Aurora the Magnificent He had dawdled among men centuries older than himself. The Missourian She dawdled by the willows, then splashed on up the slippery trail until, above the last echoing waterfall, she stepped out into the world beyond. Wunpost "The man I marry must win my respect, my highest faith; must have an aim, an ambition, and not dawdle through life as some silly woman might." Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart She would dawdle about in there, she told herself, until most of them had gone by. The Making of Mona Men leaving for home do not dawdle on the premises. The Stowaway Then she dawdled towards me with one hand out, and the laziest smile you ever saw about her mouth. Phemie Frost's Experiences He was sure he would find her there rather than down-stream where the crowds of inn people played around, and the tennis courts overflowed into canoes and dawdled about with ukeleles and cameras. Cloudy Jewel This handsome and stalwart lily of the valley, with no desire for toiling, and no ability for spinning, would be content to drift and dawdle through life on his father's money. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart They refuse to work for less than eight shillings a day, and many of them if offered work at that price only dawdle about for a few hours and do really nothing. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' For a week, Creede and Hardy dawdled about the place, patching up the gates and fences and cursing the very name of sheep. Hidden Water Wages must be kept down; hours kept up; the workers driven every minute, fined if they were late, nagged if they dawdled. In a Little Town If Hervey’s family noticed at all they would scarcely attach any importance to the arrival of cars and the discharging of passengers who seemed to have nothing to do except dawdle on the sidewalks. The Mind Master He had dawdled through the party, waltzing with a languid grace that most girls considered the essence of high-breeding. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Their personal unimportance to the Universe, and remoteness from the Market-place of Life allow them to dawdle. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin Show me six of the dullest middle-aged gentlemen that ever dawdled round a club-table, so faithful and so friendly. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges In this unwonted sloth he dawdled over his porridge, his weak tea, and his morning paper. In a Little Town Those who—like some of the Upedes—desired nothing so much as "fun," complained because the vacation had been so short, and dawdled over their books again. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery He had dawdled away years enough: he would put a purpose into his manhood, that some distant eyes, seeing, might not relegate him entirely to the regions of contempt. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Isn't it charming that a river called the Mystic should run, or, rather, gently dawdle, through a world like this? The Lightning Conductor Discovers America As he dawdled before a book-stall at Waterloo, Eric's eye was caught by "The World and His Wife" contents' bill, which announced, with other attractions, an "Illustrated Interview with Mr. Eric Lane." The Education of Eric Lane After breakfast she made a brave beginning, only to turn the broom and the bedmaking over to Susan and dawdle about after Paw or celebrate matins in the green aisles of the garden. In a Little Town But she must not dawdle, or night might come on, and then it would be hard to find the old squaw, who was perhaps at this moment cutting glittering stars out of the old moons. Harper's Young People, June 29, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Well, perhaps we will let you go on Friday, but we shall have to dawdle about the lakes for some time. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California We dawdled so long in the quaint and charming country of Japan that it was full summer when we left. Round the Wonderful World And one day he would land in England, you would meet him in the street without warning; as you dawdled through Berkeley Square, you might see him standing on the door-step of Lord Crawleigh's house. The Education of Eric Lane Girls and women dawdled and jostled to and from the ice-cream-soda fountains. In a Little Town In the Square and round the Square they squirmed and wriggled and dawdled their seemingly aimless ways. The Dust Flower Under the awning in the stern, two girls were chatting as they dawdled over their morning chocolate. Heart of the Blue Ridge I either dawdle around where the folks are summers, or stay in town and hate myself, if I can't find some one to go off on my yacht with me. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast Though he dawdled over his dressing, there was no telephone call to reward him; and, as the Crawleighs were spending Christmas in London, he would not meet her in the train. The Education of Eric Lane With a fatigued intellect the fingers simply dawdle over the keys and nothing is accomplished. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression She was rich, she was free, she was young, she was strong; why dawdle and dream among the fiords of Norway? The Rhodesian They had gone abroad on the same steamer the year before, dawdled through a London season, and come home simultaneously—he rather bored and languid, she of a demure and downcast, but withal possessive, air. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 The train journey from Uleåborg to Åbo occupies thirty hours, while the steamer dawdles placidly over the same distance for three days and a half. Through Finland in Carts He had never before dawdled on the way. The Mother I inquired rather angrily, for I hated all the tittle-tattle of that little circle of gossips who dawdle over the tea-cups of Redcliffe Square and its neighbourhood. The Seven Secrets Nevil’s blue eyes followed the upward curling wreath of smoke which dawdled on the still air above the fire. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies They are put to turn dung-heaps, clean out the yards, pick up the weeds in the garden, and such like little jobs, over which they can dawdle as much as they like. The Toilers of the Field There was method in the way in which Laurence had sought to dawdle away the morning. The Sign of the Spider A figure dawdled up, and bowing, took Angela’s arm with a smirking smile. Colorado Jim Jack, now fifteen, still dawdled at school, where his record was not good. Athalie To dawdle with the language the first year, is, generally speaking, to fail in acquiring it at all. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ Go on with your work, Patsy, go on, and don't dawdle. The Rider of Waroona So it is," said Tom; "that's some of uncle's fidgetiness; but he will be sure to dawdle at the last. Tom Brown at Oxford I decided to be more serviceable than ever, not dream and dawdle over my work, and never to be angry when my mistress scolded me. An Anarchist Woman An hour was dawdled away thus, and then, when Mrs. Winstanley began to think about dressing for dinner, Vixen went off to finish her packing. Vixen, Volume III. Violet dawdled over her change of dress as she had dawdled in the stable. Vixen, Volume I. But I have just dawdled through the years, doing exactly as I pleased; making mistakes, and nobody troubling to set me right; failing, and nobody disappointed that I had not succeeded. The Mistress of Shenstone The senators dawdled in and out dressed in the thinnest clothing; the House looked sparse and ineffectual. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West Oh, the delightful dawdle back through the vague shadows of evening in sweetly scented lanes! When the Birds Begin to Sing I at any rate watch the small boy dawdle and gape again. A Small Boy and Others He was too much alarmed and too full of the responsibility of his position to dawdle. Paul the Courageous If we dawdle, and hesitate, and lead them to think we fear them and fear trouble, our trouble will be great. Problems of Expansion As Considered In Papers and Addresses On the warm sill a drowsy sunlight falls, as if the great round orb of day, having labored to the top of noon, now dawdled idly on the farther slope. Chimney-Pot Papers The children played on the grass, and the hotel employees sang as they dawdled by in pursuit of their duties. Nancy McVeigh of the Monk Road It must have been a very full hour indeed, to judge from Bea’s feelings as the minutes dawdled past. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls So they found a pleasant table in the caf�, and dawdled long over their luncheon, laughing and chatting. Eve to the Rescue But though the bodies felt the fine evening bathe them in a sensuous content, as they smoked and dawdled, they gave never a thought to its beauty. The House with the Green Shutters It was late in the afternoon before Patty dawdled downstairs. Patty's Success She ate her dinner slowly, and dawdled over her dressing, until Nan again became alarmed lest the medicine had been too powerful. Patty's Summer Days I usually breakfast in my room and dawdle around until all hours.” Patty's Social Season The old gossip and dawdle have disappeared from the parochial charity, but with them has gone a good deal of the social contact, the sympathy of rich with poor, in which its chief virtue lay. Stray Studies from England and Italy Coleridge dawdled through life, solacing himself with opium, and could only be coaxed into occasional activity by skilful diplomacy. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill Well, we could leave New York in May or June, dawdle along the route until we reach Southern California. Polly's Business Venture “What’s up?” demanded Sally, who was inclined to dawdle from very perversity. A Dixie School Girl But Patty dawdled on the staircase till Ferris came along, and then she spoke to him in a low tone. Patty's Social Season I wouldn’t think of tryin’ to dawdle a woman on my knee. The Range Boss They watched him as he passed up the pathway, with a stride and a swing so different from his ordinary listless dawdle. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush I dawdled that night when I could not make up my mind about going out with the Rushlight, but I did not wait one minute now. Last Words A Final Collection of Stories Jest dawdle along," said Shif'less Sol, "an' let 'em pass us. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods Miss Mavis turned out, in sea-phrase, early; for the next morning I saw her come up only a little while after I had finished my breakfast, a ceremony over which I contrived not to dawdle. A London Life and Other Tales Yesterday you was a kid, an’ I dawdled you on my knee. The Range Boss And so they took every opportunity to rest, cook their miserable fare, and dawdle the listless hours away. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 "You may stay here and dawdle with your worthless companions if you desire," shouted Pa Rearick to a man in an adjoining county. At Good Old Siwash Astræa relinquished it first; and although I dawdled over it every day out of sheer inanition, it only yielded me a sort of excuse for silence. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 They came round on either side of the table and met while the gentlemen dawdled before going out. A London Life and Other Tales In his mind was a picture of a girl whom he had “dawdled” on his knee—a “kid” that he had played with, as a brother might have played with a younger sister. The Range Boss She dawdled over the second ice cream, chatting feverishly to prevent his suspecting her plan. The Cricket I dawdled over inspecting the Pilot's pockets, partly to give my right hand time to come back all the way. The Night of the Long Knives He dawdled with his soup, turned his fish over and sent it away, and sniffed contemptuously at everything else that was placed before him. The Last Woman He must put the screw on Henslowe, and if Henslowe dawdles, why we shall just drain and repair and sink for a well ourselves. Robert Elsmere You see, there was a time when I busted right in the house without waitin’ for an invitation—tickled to get a chance to dawdle a kid on my knee. The Range Boss They had dawdled over the shelves, pulling down a book here and another there, meeting every few minutes to show each other a possibility, and then putting it back. Tutors' Lane Turning round, he saw where Dante stood pensive, and called to him sharply, asking him why he dawdled. The God of Love Loveday stared at her once or twice as if about to make a remark, but changed her mind; she dawdled about the room, opening drawers and rearranging her possessions. A harum-scarum schoolgirl He had dawdled about the house—so his mother said. The Tale of Snowball Lamb They certainly would, had they dawdled away hours more than grave moralists would approve, fussing with me over the darlings of garden and greenhouse. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy It has been a dreadfully idle life all day long, facendo niente, incessant gossip and dawdle, poor, unprofitable talk, and no rational employment. The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) “Do not dawdle on the way back, and take the coach if it rains hard,” cried Kezia, shouting after them. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea We dawdled over dinner and I lengthened the business out as well as I could by smoking three cigarettes afterwards, very slowly. Gossamer 1915 Johnnie Green got to thinking so intently about the matter that he began to dawdle. The Tale of Snowball Lamb For while they dawdled and read learned papers to each other, the Grass touched the Persian Gulf and the Caspian, paused before Lake Balkash and reached the Yenisei at the Arctic Circle. Greener Than You Think An Uhlan or two of the 2d Guard Regiment, trimmed with white and piped with scarlet, dawdled around the salon, staring at gilded clock and candelabra, or touching the grand-piano with hesitating but itching fingers. Lorraine A romance These thoughts jumbled themselves together in her mind, as they dawdled back to the camp, the happy dawdling of lovers. There was a King in Egypt We didn't dawdle or beat about the bush, but went straight along, passed the initial stages of acquaintance in a few hours, and reached that point of friendship where forgetting becomes impossible. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance He dawdled at Dodsley's, visited with the callers and browsed among the books. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Since then the hard little hand has turned white and thin and tapering, to such a hand as women are wont to let dawdle over the arms of chairs. David Malcolm Next morning I started very early, for I felt I had dawdled enough. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer |
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