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• She tentatively backed away from the streetlights and went into the dark.2016 November 30, Lois Richman, chapter 22, in Key West Interlude: Paulette Marshall Mystery Series, AuthorHouse, →ISBN. From the entry shootie
• Streetlamps started to flicker tentatively—yellow buds, intimating the arrival of the full glow.1995, Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance, Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, Part 11, p. 513. From the entry arrival
• Tentatively she whistled the children's tune, “Run, chillen, run; the patterroller get you—"1982, A Girl Called Boy, Clarion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83. From the entry patterroller
• As I tentatively reverse, I have a sense of foreboding, unsure I’ll be able to control this overgrown mechanical beast.2023 November 5, Andrew Anthony, “Monsters of the road: what should the UK do about SUVs?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry hatchback
• Tentatively they find warmth and companionship in each other.2023 October 18, Murtada Elfadl, “Killers Of The Flower Moon review: Martin Scorsese's uniquely American tragedy”, in AV Club. From the entry enmesh
• With regards to the formation of metabolites, the glucuronidated, bis-glucuronidated, dehydrogenated, hydrogenated, oxidized, and methylated α-mangostins were tentatively identified.2015 July 16, “Dose-Independent ADME Properties and Tentative Identification of Metabolites of α-Mangostin from Garcinia mangostana in…. From the entry glucuronidated
• After decades of war Mogadishu is tentatively relaxing.2015 August 24, Sadia Ahmed, Fatuma Abdulahi, “An insider’s guide to Mogadishu: ‘There’s no life without peace’”, in The Guardian…. From the entry niiko
• He tentatively held the cord between two fingers.2012, Sally J. Walker, Desert Time. From the entry firehot
• Studies have tentatively identified some common themes in the trobairitz corpus as well as variety among women's voices.1991, J. Michele Edwards, Women in Music to ca. 1450. From the entry trobairitz
• I well remember the combination of excitement and apprehension with which I tentatively entered my first "rap." My eyes bugged open.1979 April 28, Lois H. Johnson, “Ten Years of Boston DOB: A Personal Memoir”, in Gay Community News, page 8. From the entry bug
• The most frequently detected virus of calibrachoas has been characterized recently, named calibrachoa mottle virus (CbMV) and has been tentatively assigned to the genus Carmovirus.2009, J. Engelmann, J. Hamacher, “Plant Virus Diseases: Ornamental Plants”, in Brian W.J. Mahy, Marc H.V. van Regenmortel, editors, Desk…. From the entry calibrachoa
• Something had distracted the elder from her murderous ragesome thought, Gillian suspected, though when she reached tentatively out, Nim Wei's mind was again a blank.2006, Emma Holly, Midnight Desire, page 154. From the entry ragesome
• I've considered the situation, and decided, tentatively, that given the fantastic nature of my imagination, perhaps a supernaturalesque thriller is in order.1994 July 12, NightRazor, “FICTION THEME: leading dual lives, internal and external; compartmentalization of life”, in misc.writing (Usenet). From the entry supernaturalesque
• We tentatively treat the strata west of Kumux as being of Early Paleozoic age, but cannot rule out the possibility that there are Precambrian strata outcropping as an island chain.1987, Geotectonic Evolution of China, →ISBN, page 68. From the entry Kumux

Meaning of tentatively

1. adverb In a tentative manner.

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Questions about tentatively in a sentence

How do you use tentatively in a sentence?

Tentatively is used as an adverb. For example: “She tentatively backed away from the streetlights and went into the dark.”

What is a short sentence with tentatively?

“After decades of war Mogadishu is tentatively relaxing.”

What does tentatively mean?

Tentatively means in a tentative manner.