pensively
Example Sentences
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Her “Congestion Pricing” starts pensively and austerely but layers rhythms over Mr. Hurst’s solid bass foundation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Fanon is someone who wears a number of different masks,” Shatz explained, reclining pensively on the couch of his book-lined Brooklyn apartment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
One of the animals raises her head over her enclosure and gazes pensively at me, her widely spaced eyes and odd, rectangular pupils seeking to make contact—and perhaps even connection.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023
Or a Muslim bride who gazes pensively through a saffron-colored veil during a mass wedding ceremony in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
“I think anxiety is very interesting,” observed Amy, eating sugar pensively.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
