It was ambitious in size but not remarkably different from other smaller, tentative efforts under way elsewhere.

I frowned, making a tentative effort to touch her mind.

But it also came after a few tentative efforts to restart contacts.

She was developing an interest in social and educational service and making tentative efforts at literature.

She mustered her strength, made a tentative effort at moving, and found she could do so.

After he got his emotions under control, he made a few tentative efforts to communicate with my sister and me.

It is a tentative effort at first, since the children recognize that they are still largely dependent.

He swung his legs from the table, making a tentative effort to stand.

He made tentative efforts to go, but seemed awkwardly rooted to the spot.

And when he held out the cloth to Tigris, she made a tentative effort to help him.