provisional

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

U.S. jobs data and eurozone provisional inflation figures for March will attract attention in the coming week as data begins to give a picture of how the war in the Middle East has affected economies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The world's glaciers had one of their five worst years on record in 2024/25, according to provisional data, while sea ice at both poles was at or near record lows throughout most of 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“I’m struck by that in a way the crayon or marker drawing is provisional — there’s no final form to it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

UC Davis has filed a provisional patent related to the invention.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

Mr. Calloway had escaped a provisional farm in upstate New York long before Magdalys was born, and she tried to be as nice to him as she could.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older