How to Use gingerly in a Sentence

gingerly

adverb

• Just make sure to keep the chum pile close and cast gingerly so the oat ball doesn’t fly off.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2024
• From Gary Klein: Matthew Stafford placed his right foot gingerly on a step up to the podium and winced through a smile.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
• At first, people step gingerly o​​nto the first few crates in the pyramid.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2021
• Striding gingerly, Biden showed the US is still, or again, the unquestioned leader of the free world.
  — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 25 Mar. 2022
• Markowski returned to the floor at the start of the fourth , playing gingerly to try and avoid being called for her final foul.
  — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024
• Following the game, Stevens gingerly walked up to the podium.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 3 Apr. 2022
• He was attended to by members of the Royals’ training staff and walked gingerly back to the dugout.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
• Daniel waited patiently at the front of his bass boat and when the fish tired, Sapir swung the rod so Daniel could get his hands on the fishing line and gingerly pull the bass to the side of the boat.
  — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
• The extra time between games helped Vaughn, who gingerly walked off late in the fourth quarter against Iowa State and didn’t return.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 22 Oct. 2022
• Over the course of the morning, the tower would be gingerly repositioned so that Ms. Pucci could reach the 17-foot-high statue from all sides.
  — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
• The woman covers the slumbering body with a blanket, gingerly plants a kiss and leaves.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2023
• Savage and his massive crew almost look like schoolkids on the field trip of the year, gingerly exploring the scores of vehicles across the grounds.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
• The star rookie midfielder walked off gingerly in the 74th minute and was replaced by Taylor Porter.
  — oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2022
• Still, Harry is gingerly game to inject some Crown into the House of Windsor.
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2023
• The Ukrainian soldiers moved gingerly through the town, ever cautious of mines and booby traps.
  — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
• Early in the second quarter, Amoore fell to the court after a hit underneath the basket and walked off gingerly.
  — Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2023
• Luz Torrez, 65, walked gingerly with her cane, on alert for tree roots poking out from the crumbling sidewalks.
  — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
• Brown lay on the field for a couple of minutes, walked gingerly to the the medical tent favoring his right left and then went to the Eagles locker room.
  — Dan Gelston, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
• Rozier slowly got up and walked gingerly to the locker room with the assistance of Heat trainers.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
• But when the arena lights went out and the lineups were announced, the fifth-year senior jogged gingerly from his place on the bench, as if his presence had never been in doubt.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2023
• The dog gingerly places its head into Tartick's hands, while giving the reality TV star a sad look.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
• When the pair surfaced with Abby, her grateful owner, Jeff Bohnert, 55, rushed over to get her and gingerly bring her home.
  — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022
• When the storm finally passed, Nabi gingerly made her way outside.
  — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Sep. 2023
• Luis Urías, trying to beat out a screamer that bounced off the pitcher Fulmer, drove into first base and grabbed at the back of his leg, in the hamstring or quad area, and walked gingerly off the field.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
• Hays made a sliding catch on the dirt in left field’s foul territory during the ninth inning of Friday’s win and walked back to his spot gingerly.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2023
• Mullins appeared to motion toward the dugout before gingerly walking off the field.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2023
• After customers step out and walk toward a waiting bus, a pickup with a trailer backs gingerly down the top of the embankment and sets its brake.
  — AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2022
• Murray appeared to be walking gingerly after coming back into the game, at least for a play or two.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024
• As her patient lay face down, Alissa Zingman gingerly felt the woman’s neck and spine for tension pulling her bones slightly out of place.
  — Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2021
• The three Carolina officers stepped onto Sumter's wharf, and did so gingerly, as their boat rocked below them.
  — CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024