pensive

Example Sentences

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Some were self-assured and gung-ho; some were silent and pensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Among the U.S. servicemembers massed near the berm between Saudi Arabia and Iraq was Mark Hertling, a pensive Army major on his first combat deployment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The assistant searched for herself in one of the pictures, then scanned the faces, pensive.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

A few blocks inland, the vibes are less pensive, more effusive at the Fleuria — Los Angeles’ first romance book truck.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

Bernard meanwhile lay pensive and wide-eyed in the dark.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley