How to Use tentatively in a Sentence

tentatively

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• One of them nosed around the trap and tentatively entered it.
  — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• Hunter Biden's trial on felony gun charges has tentatively been set for the week of June 3.
  — Robert Legare, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
• Trump is tentatively scheduled to go to trial in the D.C. case in March.
  — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
• The third book doesn't have a release date yet, but is tentatively set for this winter.
  — USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
• The top hourly wage would rise to more than $60 an hour under the deal tentatively struck in October.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
• The ruling clears the way for a trial on the gun charges, tentatively scheduled to start on June 3 in Wilmington.
  — Tom Hals, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
• The job opening will tentatively be posted during the first week of May.
  — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
• And that has been under the system that has one foot tentatively in the marketplace and the other proudly out.
  — CBS News, 6 July 2025
• The pitch flopped down and away as Soto flailed at it, tentatively; the great ones seldom swing so awkwardly.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 May 2025
• The next hearing in the case is tentatively scheduled for August 25.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 21 July 2023
• The students, who had been nervous for days leading up the event, walked tentatively onto the stage and into the spotlight.
  — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
• The more documented of the two, the Chengdu delta-wing craft, has been tentatively identified as the J-36.
  — New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
• The court has tentatively scheduled a hearing on challenges to the plan to begin on August 14.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 22 July 2023
• Edward tentatively explores the city by foot with his new face.
  — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
• Under the deal, which the City Council tentatively approved this month, Denver agreed to put up $70 million to pay for the land and improvements to the area.
  — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
• Tatum tentatively expects to open April 16 if all goes well with the health inspection.
  — Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
• While the two committees have worked on similar plans, the House has tentatively passed more tax cuts than the Senate.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
• Facey is now in jail after a judge tentatively denied him bail.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
• After tentatively looking around, the bear paws out into the sunlight and enjoys the open air.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
• The panel is tentatively aiming to hold a hearing on the issue in November, the sources said.
  — Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 4 Oct. 2023
• Young debuted the Chrome Hearts band last year and has said an album from the group is tentatively slated for release in April.
  — Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2025
• The staff layoffs are tentatively set to take effect Jan. 18.
  — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2022
• The crewed flight test was tentatively scheduled for May 6, but was scrubbed after a problem with an oxygen valve on the ULA rocket.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 June 2024
• The schedule and member list for that trip, which is tentatively planned for the April recess, remains fluid.
  — Mackenzie Hawkins, Bloomberg.com, 10 Feb. 2023
• Opening arguments are tentatively set for April 22, and the trial could run four to five weeks.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
• Hosted by his pal Kevin Hart, the series is tentatively set to premiere sometime this spring on E!.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2023
• That ruling sent the case back to the lower court for more proceedings, and a trial had been tentatively scheduled to begin in May.
  — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2024
• The Qi2 spec should be completed in the middle of this year, with products tentatively coming in time for the holidays.
  — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2023
• After tentatively approaching the maiden, the unicorn lays its head in the maiden's lap and falls asleep.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
• The transformation project at the former Franciscan Health Crown Point site is tentatively scheduled to be complete by the end of the year.
  — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025