provisional

In a sentence

Six example sentences with provisional, each labelled with its topic.

• The assembly named a provisional cabinet to run the ministries until the delayed election could be held.

  Politics

• The team published a provisional age for the fossil, warning that a second dating run might move it.

  Science

• The tournament posted provisional standings overnight, and two results shifted once the referees finished reviewing the disputed match.

  Gaming

• A provisional licence lets the driver practise with a supervisor, and it converts to a full one only after the test.

  Law

• The provisional diagnosis was pneumonia, pending the blood cultures that would take another two days.

  Medicine

• The company released provisional figures for the year, warning that the audited numbers might differ by a few percent.

  Finance

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