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"was hesitated" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to an action that occurred in the past and was met with hesitation or uncertainty. For example: "The proposal he made was hesitated, but in the end it was accepted."
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was hesitated
verb
To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
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Seven children (24%) died (6 × MOF and septic shock, 1 × fatal intracerebral hemorrhage) – in three of them (42% mortality rate) it was hesitated for invasive treatment initiation (conservative waiting strategy).
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Obama as usual was hesitating.
But now Tuck was hesitating.
"I thought he was hesitating," D'Antoni said.
Brown needed Paul's help, but Paul was hesitating.
The main reason he was hesitating was the mood of vicious and increasingly entrenched political animosity.
As an example, Shamir was hesitating to attend the Madrid conference.
"The book was hesitating... the dream came and seemed to fit".
I had the hardest time answering, and she gave me a knowing smile, understanding why I was hesitating.
She was hesitating about signing up for the military because she knew she could be risking her life.
As I was hesitating between Japanese lanterns and anemones, an elderly woman laboriously pushing a shopping cart stopped near me.
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