gingerly

Example Sentences

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Bearman climbed out gingerly, limping and holding his knees, before being taken to the medical centre, where he had an X-ray before being released.

From BBC

I fumbled with the lock and drew the door gingerly back.

From Literature

We clung to one another, hardly able to keep our balance, as we made our way gingerly across the ice towards them.

From Literature

She has amassed a photo card collection of the movie's characters, which she has gingerly filed in an album.

From BBC

Stepping gingerly across the metal floor, it holds its four-fingered hands at chest level until it reaches its objective: a 25-pound basket of bearing components fresh from a stamping press.

From The Wall Street Journal