Sentence examples for was tentative at first from inspiring English sources

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The laughter was tentative at first, but soon it was ringing brightly through the jail.

He was tentative at first, and appeared to be favoring his right side.

She was tentative at first, though it is hard to start off strongly given the way Puccini introduces this character.

He said he was tentative at first — he walked the leadoff man, Ian Kinsler — but added, "That's no excuse, because I felt great".

His foray into selling books on the Internet almost five years ago was tentative at first, and not untypical: listing books on ABE.com and auctioning off items on eBay.

Though he was tentative at first about going on his own, his partner, who runs the business side of the studio, assured him that he had the experience and vision to open up his own shop.

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Her movements were tentative at first.

They were tentative, at first, about taking things.

And like Mr. Garcia, they have been tentative at first, not sure of what they would find in a place they had all but forgotten.

This arrangement was novel to both of us, so our conversations were tentative at first, but we soon grew more comfortable, and excitement over our shared vision blossomed.

There is strength in numbers and if you're tentative at first, go along with some mommy pals to give you a confidence boost.

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