DILATORY in a Sentence

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Example sentences for DILATORY, such as:

1. The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.
2. The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive.

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 Meanings and Examples of DILATORY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
dilatory
 a.  wasting time
Classic Sentence:
1  His family knew him to be, on all common occasions, a most negligent and dilatory correspondent; but at such a time they had hoped for exertion.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 48
2  His letter was soon dispatched; for, though dilatory in undertaking business, he was quick in its execution.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 50
3  The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
4  After a pause he added "sir" in a dilatory, grudging way.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
5  The winter, however, was spent cheerfully; and although the spring was uncommonly late, when it came its beauty compensated for its dilatoriness.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
Example Sentence:
1  The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.