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
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
And forget images of 11 players waiting pensively for penalties: England only have seven men on the pitch.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
The intense and emotional finale ends with a newly sober Rue walking pensively out of the school auditorium, seemingly leaving the play and all the drama that preceded it behind her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
“A girl, Marchese?” said Luigi, scratching his face pensively.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
