gingerly
Example Sentences
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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
Jokic was slow to rise and walked gingerly to the sideline but stayed in the game.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 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
A few days into the first leg, Mr. Tesson’s party gingerly navigated a ridge at risk of avalanche, “tiptoeing over Fabergé eggshells.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
“Oh. My. Einstein,” I whispered as I gingerly took the bill.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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