All 3 Uses

tentative
in
The Truth About Forever
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When he first put his arms around me, it was tentative, like maybe he expected I'd pull away.
Chpt 16 *

tentative = careful or unsure
"Honey," Pete said gently, tentatively reaching to put his hand on her arm, "our sitter is costing us ten bucks an hour.†
Chpt 9
But just as she began building, the economy took a slide: there were layoffs, the stock market plummeted, and suddenly everyone was tentative with their dollars, especially when it came to real estate.†
Chpt 10

Definitions:

(1) (tentative as in: said it tentatively)
done in a careful or unsure way (indicating a lack of confidence in exactly what will happen)
(2) (tentative as in: a tentative plan)
subject to change (likely or possibly going to change)
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)