How to Use exploratory in a Sentence

exploratory

adjective
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  • No deals are in place, and talks are still in the exploratory stage.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Over the next three days: Go on an exploratory Amalfi drive (the views!
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 2 June 2021
  • Plans for exploratory landings can blow up at the last minute.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The sites for two exploratory wells are in the lower right side of this photograph.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2021
  • Tyler Brown made an exploratory visit to the state in January 2021, went to a Free State meet-up at a pub, and soon was sold.
    — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Then the music changed and the whole world of music became more blues slanted and more exploratory.
    — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 13 Nov. 2019
  • The team used radar to track each bee’s exploratory flight pattern for between 20 minutes and three hours.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The company also has an exploratory license through the DNR, which expires at the end of the month, Callan said.
    — Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2021
  • In the coming months, that exploratory work will start to be put into action.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 27 Dec. 2019
  • That further reduced the search area to about 8 acres, where long exploratory trenches were dug last year.
    — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2022
  • That further reduced the search area to about 8 acres (3 hectares), where long exploratory trenches were dug last year.
    — Mark Scolforo, ajc, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The true essence of dating as a single person is the exploratory phase of getting to know people.
    — Taryn Bushrod, Essence, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Venus and Mercury in Cancer put you in exploratory mode.
    — USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
  • The San Rafael Desert has seen extensive exploratory drilling for oil and gas through the years but has yet to see any production.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The companies have already spent more than $2 billion on exploratory work and to prepare for the project.
    — Clifford Krauss Tamir Kalifa, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
  • So, does this exploratory study apply to the majority of us who are ... ahem... a bit less fit?
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 Aug. 2019
  • While the visuals may be lacking, the structure and gameplay of the new exploratory title are not.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
  • With the mood set, a team of Israeli researchers had been working on a first exploratory trial since 2014.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2019
  • The company also has an exploratory license through the DNR, which expired at the end of June.
    — Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2021
  • The effort is still in the exploratory phase, with no timetable on deployment of a working system.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Payback, cavemen, mental illness, an exploratory crawl through the dark: the starter for the Cage sourdough.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
  • In May, Rosneft started exploratory drilling at the western edge of Taymyr.
    — Alec Luhn, National Geographic, 12 Aug. 2020
  • That’s because the FBI sent a version of the study directly to them in a bulletin, which was not labeled exploratory.
    — Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 28 Dec. 2022
  • This fragrance is a call to the wild, fitting for those who appreciate a scent that’s both bold and exploratory.
    — Jose Ryller, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The rise of bubble subs promises to pay exploratory dividends for decades to come.
    — William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2019
  • But for me, this new exploratory phase has been a serious game changer (and a choice that’s been long overdue).
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The group’s wide array of instruments, moods and vocal styles makes for a fun and exploratory 70 minutes of world jazz.
    — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 23 June 2019
  • But the town does not reward Dean’s exploratory spirit.
    — Sarah Jones, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2021
  • An exploratory mindset guides Boyle to his unorthodox view.
    — Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Show more Stringer launched an exploratory committee in January for next year’s mayoral election.
    — NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024

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