How to pronounce tentatively

Listen to tentatively in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“tentatively” in real sentences

160 clips in the index · 47 American · 29 British · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. We are tentatively trying to evolve.

    The School of Life · hear it here

  2. We’re tentatively scheduled to have...

    US National Archives · hear it here

  3. The committee has tentatively welcomed that information.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  4. have tentatively been identified on a Reddit thread.

    CBC News · hear it here

Why real speech

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