She ventured cautiously downstairs.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Adjective : a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.    From Dictionary.com. 

Overall, though, Bear executives tried to convey what they described as a cautiously optimistic tone at the investor and analyst meeting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Prosecutors] Reference

As for the Rose Bowl, I will remain cautiously optimistic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winners of the Final Caption Contest in 2009] Reference

I shall remain cautiously untrusting until I see something more concrete than words.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama Blasted For NHFD Proclamation Speech] Reference

I'll remain cautiously optimistic and hopeful for you, with fingers and toes crossed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eggshell Optimism] Reference

I'm optimistic about the year but I should add the word cautiously precedes that statement.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

I use the word cautiously, it suggests arrogantly knowing better and telling others how it is.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Planner] Reference

Governor Gregoire and her team of economic advisors remain cautiously realistic, if not optimistic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nicole Lapin: States of Pain] Reference

I am an optimistic person by nature, so yes, I do remain cautiously optimistic about Afghanistan’s future.    From Wordnik.com.  [Khaled Hosseini - An interview with author] Reference

A minute or two later, Evan Smith heard his own name called cautiously and yet clearly from the green depths of the thicket.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Complete Father Brown] Reference

The mood could best be described as cautiously pessimistic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference

Still, though, the reaction can best be described as cautiously optimistic.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 21, 2006] Reference

Nikita called cautiously, beginning to realize the truth, and straightening his back.    From Wordnik.com.  [Master and Man] Reference

"Most newspapers, and I use that term cautiously, don't any longer practice journalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [News on Anchorage Press] Reference

"I think they tend to act more cautiously, which is a positive result," Vanderbilt says.    From Wordnik.com.  [NPR Topics: News] Reference

Kneeling at the keyhole, she had called cautiously to Ramona, "Oh, my lamb, what is it?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Ramona] Reference

He certainly hasn't coached cautiously, which is to be expected for a former defensive coordinator.    From Wordnik.com.  [FOXSports.com News] Reference

The Conservative Party on Wednesday "cautiously" welcomed the.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

"Anything to do with our problem?" he asked cautiously, meaning Sevrin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Noble House]

I must admit I remain cautiously.    From Wordnik.com.  [INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN TEASER] Reference

Police 'cautiously' release names of asylum-seekers.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Delta Air Lines putting Northwest's onetime HQ up for sale or lease] Reference

Officers went about their work "cautiously," said Corp.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

And we've been hearing this from - everyone's kind of cautiously optimistic.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. Bancorp CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha] Reference

"People are behaving a lot more prudently, cautiously, which is a good thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

Seeing him under her window, she had called cautiously to him, and said: "Dear.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ramona] Reference

"She'd look better to-morrow," cautiously, "when the swellin's gone down round 'er eye.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dawn of a To-morrow] Reference

"She 'd look better to-morrow," cautiously, "when the swellin 's gone down round 'er eye.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dawn of A To-morrow] Reference

I walked in cautiously.    From Wordnik.com.  [365 tomorrows » 2007 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference

I must admit I remain cautiously.    From Wordnik.com.  [INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN TEASER] Reference

But, "cautiously," Thompson ain't drawed a sober breath since Christmas. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Sally Dows] Reference

After lunch, Weaver and Rove shook hands -- cautiously.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope] Reference

When I returned from Annapolis, I was cautiously optimistic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who’s the Pariah Now?] Reference

The combatants reacted cautiously to the international proposals.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's Time To 'Get Serious'] Reference

He listens to many, cautiously sounds out a wide circle, but fully confides in no one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dress-Down Dole] Reference

As secretary of state his job is to see the nuances of things, and to move cautiously.    From Wordnik.com.  [Living Politics: How We've Changed] Reference

She's cautiously optimistic that a new drug could be out of clinical trials in five years.    From Wordnik.com.  [RETHINKING OLD CURES] Reference

It opens with an AIDS test that turns out negative, and cautiously gathers hope from there.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Faces Of 1996] Reference

After an operation in 1995, he returned cautiously to his career, and he is now working full tilt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perahia's Progress] Reference

"Very sustained trends," the official military spokesman, Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, says cautiously.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baghdad Comes Alive] Reference