pensiveness

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Her self-aware, pensiveness glimmers against the soft strumming of guitars and strings in "I Hate It Here."

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2024

Tom Berenger, who plays Longstreet in the film, brilliantly emphasizes his character’s brooding, deep-eyed pensiveness.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2023

The big screen at Stadium Australia cut to Kerr barely a minute into the match, and went back to her several times during the game as she looked at various stages of pensiveness.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2023

There is a guilelessness to Dunst, a sort of offbeat pensiveness that makes her an interesting presence, both on screen and off.

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2015

His mother sighed in amiable pensiveness, saying, "This is a mystery to me, my son."

From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.