pensively

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.

And forget images of 11 players waiting pensively for penalties: England only have seven men on the pitch.

She clutches a fan in her hand and gazes pensively, lost in thought, serene, yet tinged with sadness.

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.

Hamilton climbed out and slid under a barrier before walking back pensively with his hands behind his back as the car was hoisted high in the blue sky air by a crane.