All 6 Uses of
tentative
in
Angels & Demons
- Langdon sat tentatively on a frost-covered chair.†
Chpt 11-12
- Tentatively he moved toward the pit.†
Chpt 65-66 *
- Tentatively, a guard bent and retrieved his flashlight.†
Chpt 85-86
- The skeleton hovered a moment, like a tentative lover, and then with a sticky crackling, it succumbed to gravity and peeled away.†
Chpt 93-94
- Langdon stepped closer, his footing tentative beneath the water.†
Chpt 101-102 *
- Tentatively, Chartrand reached for the doorknob and turned.†
Chpt 113-114
Definitions:
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(tentative as in: said it tentatively) done in a careful or unsure way (indicating a lack of confidence in exactly what will happen)
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(tentative as in: a tentative plan) subject to change (likely or possibly going to change)