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cautiously

[kaw-shuhs-lee] / ˈkɔ ʃəs li /
ADVERB
tentatively
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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I held the boot cautiously away from me.

From Literature

Overall, Clarke says he feels cautiously optimistic about the proposed changes highlighted in the White Paper.

From BBC

But cautiously, the taxi driver took to the streets for work Monday.

From Barron's

The memory-chip market is famously prone to boom and bust cycles, so much so that memory makers are moving only cautiously to add capacity in the current shortage.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was "cautiously optimistic" over the Supreme Court ruling.

From Barron's