How to Use exploratory in a Sentence

exploratory

adjective

• No deals are in place, and talks are still in the exploratory stage.
  — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2021
• Plans for exploratory landings can blow up at the last minute.
  — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• Coe will go in for one more exploratory scope, to make sure that cancer is gone.
  — Kalyn Kahler, SI.com, 2 Feb. 2018
• The book is an exploratory children’s book.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
• Twenty-three others were in the exploratory phase at the time.
  — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2026
• The three-hour exploratory class welcomes all ages and levels of painters.
  — Sun-Sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2018
• The number of exploratory wells in the Barents is at a record high.
  — The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2017
• The sites for two exploratory wells are in the lower right side of this photograph.
  — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2021
• In the coming months, that exploratory work will start to be put into action.
  — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 27 Dec. 2019
• The exploratory committee will take about a year to complete its work.
  — ABC News, 21 June 2026
• These are not exploratory inquiries.
  — Imri Marcus, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• The work is exploratory, in that it could have been envisioned for multiple parts of the park.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
• Then the music changed and the whole world of music became more blues slanted and more exploratory.
  — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 13 Nov. 2019
• The rise of bubble subs promises to pay exploratory dividends for decades to come.
  — William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2019
• That further reduced the search area to about 8 acres, where long exploratory trenches were dug last year.
  — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2022
• Even if offshore oil and gas reserves prove to be low, a lease could lead to the exploratory seismic testing.
  — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, 13 Mar. 2018
• But for me, this new exploratory phase has been a serious game changer (and a choice that’s been long overdue).
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2021
• The true essence of dating as a single person is the exploratory phase of getting to know people.
  — Taryn Bushrod, Essence, 5 Aug. 2021
• The team used radar to track each bee’s exploratory flight pattern for between 20 minutes and three hours.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
• The effort is still in the exploratory phase, with no timetable on deployment of a working system.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2019
• To confirm that your potatoes are ready for harvest, do a little exploratory digging and check the skin.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 June 2026
• To confirm that your potatoes are ready for harvest, do a little exploratory digging and check the skin.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
• To confirm that your potatoes are ready for harvest, do a little exploratory digging and check the skin.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
• This fragrance is a call to the wild, fitting for those who appreciate a scent that’s both bold and exploratory.
  — Jose Ryller, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
• That further reduced the search area to about 8 acres (3 hectares), where long exploratory trenches were dug last year.
  — Mark Scolforo, ajc, 28 Oct. 2022
• Biomarkers must be categorized as exploratory hints rather than proof.
  — Elise Felicione, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
• The result is a set of tracks that are earnest and exploratory, existentialism by way of a grocery list.
  — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
• While the visuals may be lacking, the structure and gameplay of the new exploratory title are not.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
• The companies have already spent more than $2 billion on exploratory work and to prepare for the project.
  — Clifford Krauss Tamir Kalifa, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
• This is an exploratory season at wide receiver for the Dolphins.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2026