Sentence examples for before responding from inspiring English sources

He paused before responding.

Ms. Wittenberg hesitated before responding.

He hesitated for five seconds before responding.

Lauren took a moment before responding.

Gonzales paused for almost a minute before responding.

He threw back his head and laughed ruefully before responding.

He listened again and paced around the room before responding.

Sina Schmocker asks for a minute to think before responding.

Luisa, stone-faced, waits a minute before responding.

We cannot wait for international approval before responding to terrorism.

Mr. Gonzales paused for almost a minute before responding.