Use "tentative" in a sentence

1. I have to say that I am a little tentative when it comes to going off the beaten track, but I put that down to my town upbringing – over sensitivity to trespass and all that

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2. The sound of cars faded completely as Lucy took a tentative step off the ramp

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3. "We were still tentative with each other then," he said

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4. ‘Um … will you be okay with the trains?’ came the tentative question

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5. The sound of cars faded completely as Lucy took a tentative step off the ramp and into the underpass proper

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6. tentative steps on frost laminated,

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7. Tentative battle plans were drawn that would be put into play when they arrived

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8. The bull charged, the man yelled, took a tentative step forward and grabbed for the horns

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9. It wasn't wholly unexpected, as Belle had made an a tentative appointment with Mandy to discuss the 'meal plan' arrangements earlier considered for the Lodge's patrons

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10. What could Kulai say? “We spent a couple evenings together, we made only tentative arrangements for today, but she obviously misinterpreted your position

11. When Jameson got wind of the tentative notion, he was conflicted

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12. Her tentative knock brought the sound of footsteps and the door opened to reveal a late-middle-aged man, balding, thick glasses and tartan sweater

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13. After she’d said a tentative ‘hi’ prompting his group to ceremoniously disperse to their safely observable distance

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14. How can I help you?’ came her tentative voice through a tiny speaker

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15. There was no adjustment period, nothing tentative

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16. She was shy and timid as she took those first tentative steps toward me

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17. Brunner says the following: „The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion – these are the most valuable coin of the thinker at work

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18. ‘Daddy,’ came her voice, timid and tentative

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19. While awaiting the arrival of Governor Maxwell I joined a small party of press-men on a somewhat tentative exploration of the town

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20. A tentative knock sounded on the door

21. Millionaire baseball players have set a tentative strike date of August 12th

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22. He took a tentative breath as though testing himself, ready to stop the moment he felt the pain again

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23. Lurching through the undergrowth, Brock staggered about as though he were a cub taking its first tentative steps

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24. Soffen took a few tentative steps into the Great Chamber, then stopped in surprise

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25. Some time later, while they were resting, Thesa heard a gentle, almost tentative cough, followed by Rooten's low voice

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26. She and Mike appeared to have their ups and downs, but apparently had built a tentative friendship as well as an enormous demand for bar supplies

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27. He looked across at her, a soft, tentative movement on his lips that was almost a smile

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28. Not just a hesitation, not a toddler's first tentative step

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29. No matter how tentative the nations do to solve the problems, these more and more become worse, even with the tireless actuation of the Third Sector and of well-intentioned governments

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30. Therefore, all this is processed and totally consumed in the tentative of solving determined social problem

31. We are the sure that our beneficial event stops the economic and monetary bleeding that the countries spend with tentative that overcome more than 36% of GDP on average or the totality of the outturn, wasting trillion dollars in a continuous way in bills or countless social programs, without solving the great questions definitively

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32. The importance is minimum in comparison with the volume of money that already spent at those countries with frustrated tentative of solving its problems

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33. If they reach out a hand to us it has a hostile, tentative touch

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34. With a tentative push he walked in and sat down on the plastic

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35. Jack was tentative but calm

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36. about the world, and subjects the tentative statement to the experiential, logical, and consistency

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37. “If serious negotiations were indicated, he would ask for operating reports and make a tentative date for a visit to the man’s station(s)

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38. “There are tentative plans in the works for such things, but so far, my counterparts from the other races have only co-operated in organizing Healers for the civil defense corps that are being formed everywhere

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39. Reaching out a tentative hand she rested it against his cheek, “Valdis

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40. Confusion in her eyes, Leora reached out a tentative hand to Morgan

41. Some of her friends were crying with joy, and some seemed stunned with amazement, while some were tentative, as if afraid to believe her resurrection was real

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42. A slight man, his expressions tentative, the aura around him a shifting blue, sometimes so pale that sunlight obliterated it altogether

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43. Tentative plans were to run it out of Phu Cat under a Major George Day, using the call sign Misty

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44. desperate man who was on the tentative verge of escape? I could

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45. And when she was through, and the others stretched out the first tentative feelers, he utilized the tea—sweet, and hot as the hinges of hell—to avoid much speech, lifting it to his lips and sipping cautiously to delay answers

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46. categories TENTATIVE rather than PERMANENT

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47. As if controlled by the same puppet master they turned to each other and shared delicate, tentative kisses that became delicate, not so tentative touches

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48. Tulloch asked this, and it elicited a tentative nod of agreement from the Captain

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49. VER the days that followed, a routine and tentative truce

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50. He gave a tentative smile and with a flick of his head indicated they should follow

51. She was about his age, laughed a lot, took nothing too seriously, and had leapt into bed at the first tentative suggestion

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52. I smile back, a tentative curl that is the closest I’ve ever come to a true smile with anyone other than Derek, Dana, and Phor

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53. I give him a tentative smile

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54. When he makes a tentative effort, when

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55. He took his first tentative steps and walked slowly and feebly to the window of the citadel and gasped

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56. But, Gautam’s euphoria was tampered by the fact that it took two long years, and more than half his capital, to reach that tentative stage

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57. ‘But then, didn’t he turn tentative in time?’ she continued in her enamored state

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58. Warm and shaky, he held me as I took tentative steps towards the wall and it split open to reveal another room where there was a table, chairs and a couch, a small balcony protected by a railing made of living tree branches

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59. The anxiety attack of the day before had left her feeling very tentative about the drive to work

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60. Rose took a few tentative steps and fell into Wendy’s arms

61. Regaining his breath and with eyes watering Malcolm takes a tentative drag and is relieved it does not make him cough

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62. tentative figures and you said you would take care of it

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63. Richard took a few tentative slurps from the oversized soupspoon

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64. Where the pirate’s opening shot had been a tentative probe for a target, Kim’s response was a confident blast from all forty-eight of Tracker’s lasers

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65. “Hey,” she said softly, giving him a tentative smile as she sat up

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66. offered in a tentative way so the coachee can reflect on it, given in a

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67. He bore the seed of shadow in his soul, and it was growing fast, sending out a tentative hypocotyl to quest for light and to turn it to shade – indeed to make Ambrosius himself a shade, a spectre, a ghost

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68. Crouch said he made tentative studies on Falun Gong,

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69. This tentative thought brought to my attention corroborating evidence that would strike me dumb

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70. Without realising he was taking his first tentative step into the Valley of the

71. Arnold stared at her in silence for a long moment as he debated her request, then gave a tentative answer

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72. reached out a tentative hand to touch him, and then took it back

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73. Carla tried a few tentative maneuvers, in the hope of introducing instability into the direction of the vehicle

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74. A quick, tentative slash, followed by a deep and more determined slash to the bone, ensured her blood vessels were severed

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75. be like the weighted average cost of capital (WACC): movement is a tentative indicator

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76. performance of the company - tentative but stable

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77. create tentative answers for ourselves

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78. There was a tentative rapping on the tin door, and the mailman entered

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79. Instead, he took a few more tentative steps forward

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80. "You can't succeed," he said again in a more subdued and tentative voice

81. Ingrid, watching and listening from her seat along a wall, held her breath when Brooke described a tentative invasion plan that was split in two axis: a main attack against the northwest coast of France and a second, nearly as powerful attack up the Northern Adriatic, with Vienna as its objective

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82. That written list of alien words was however still very limited and tentative

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83. A tentative knock came at the door

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84. Inform them that we have a tentative agreement on a cease fire with the Cardassians, brokered by Garcia, and it is pending the review of their High Command

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85. This said, here is the tentative organizational chart of the new USMSC

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86. Bear in mind that these sketches are still very tentative and may change quite a lot in the months to come

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87. The police-man took a few tentative steps towards her, shrinking the distance between them still further

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88. He held out a tentative hand for the wizard

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89. He stood up again and was able to take a few tentative steps

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90. “We have a some more teaching sort-of arranged in Zambia and South Africa over the next couple of months, but even that is tentative and could be put off if we wanted

91. It's like it's very little to you, because it's not for you, but when it goes to the person oh, the person can be deeply impacted; how could you know that? It's like suddenly their whole world is opened up, and so for you it was like a little tentative step

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