test the waters in a sentence

Examples

1. It got me thinking that there must be a better way to test the waters.
2. I am going to test the waters,
3. It's a good starting point, a good way to test the waters.
4. There are landlords who test the waters _ and do not take the plunge again.
5. Test the water's pH and add chemicals judiciously to raise or lower it.
6. He did not send up trial balloons, test the waters or split the difference.
7. And that's OK . It's a way to test the waters.
8. It allows us to test the waters.
9. Factory-prepared, they were released to select private entrants to test the waters.
10. Test the waters before you jump in.