penetratingly

Example Sentences

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Driving their bodies past the point of exhaustion, they suddenly turn to face us, penetratingly still.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2022

Didion writes coolly, penetratingly and self-revealingly about losing her husband and the mysterious illness of her only daughter.

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2016

In this version of a graphic score arranged by Chiara Giovando, penetratingly intense bowing came across as Bartok excellently disassembled.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2015

This distance enables both Elenas to write about the theme of “dissolving margins” in a way that is never overwrought, but instead penetratingly precise—revealing a problem that is metaphysical rather than sentimental.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2015

Elinor looked at him so penetratingly that Meggie wouldn't have been surprised to see a hole suddenly appear in his forehead.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke