Hesitate
Hesitate verb - To show uncertainty about the right course of action.
Purpose
Purpose verb - To have in mind as a purpose or goal.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Ekhat kill each other freely, both in their factional conflicts and personal relations, and won't hesitate to kill themselves if it serves some purpose.
Source: Absolute Xenophobe - She is described as being something above and beyond any creature of Fantastica; for her, all of her creatures good or evil are equal, and she doesn't hesitate to send Atreyu to a life threatening adventure without telling him its true purpose.
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If they change into some kind of monster, they are no longer protected by this trope: the hero might hesitate to kill another human, but a mutated, horrendous beast is fair game — doubly so when the villain took this form for the sole purpose of murdering the hero.
Source: Karmic Death
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