as in conditional
determined by something else
our plans are only tentative at this point and will depend on whether you can come
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Recent Examples of tentative
The tentative deal was ratified anyway, though concerns clearly still remain.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
Now, equipped with advanced AI models, these mechanical workers are taking their first tentative steps out of our imagination and into reality.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
With the 2026 World Cup so close, there is no time for gradually getting to know each other, for tentative first steps, teething pains or learning curves.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
His first order of business, after taking a few tentative steps, is exacting revenge on the men ultimately responsible for his injuries.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
Now, equipped with advanced AI models, these mechanical workers are taking their first tentative steps out of our imagination and into reality.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
With the 2026 World Cup so close, there is no time for gradually getting to know each other, for tentative first steps, teething pains or learning curves.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
His first order of business, after taking a few tentative steps, is exacting revenge on the men ultimately responsible for his injuries.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tentative
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“Tentative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tentative. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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