We had just made some tentative inquiries about adoption when Jelacic brought the charges.

For once in a way our first tentative inquiry did not meet with the usual response, "Sorry, but I'm a stranger in these parts."

In fact, the partners have had several tentative inquiries about selling their fledgling business.

On the machine was her mother's tentative inquiry into Nana's life.

After learning that designing and "stick building" a home could take up to a year, the Tommasones made some tentative inquiries about modular construction.

For a year or so, we tiptoed around, making only the most tentative inquiries about when, and if, some management accounts might be produced.

Data streamed in with a tentative inquiry.

The tunnel monitor spoke in a voice of tentative inquiry.

He was just selecting a tentative inquiry, when the old Professor opposite suddenly and simply cut him short.

Like all Americans, Bret dressed his orders up in the syntax of polite and tentative inquiries.