gingerly
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She has amassed a photo card collection of the movie's characters, which she has gingerly filed in an album.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
For presentation, gingerly prop the tofu against the pork, shingling it out slightly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Near the middle of the fourth quarter, he lost a fumble and got hit so hard he lay on the ground for several moments before teammates gingerly helped him to his feet.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
In the first five days, forensic experts gingerly removed earth, millimeter by millimeter, recovering 3,463 bone fragments.
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
We clung to one another, hardly able to keep our balance, as we made our way gingerly across the ice towards them.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Vocabulary lists containing gingerly
A Long Walk to Water
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