penetratingly

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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

It is the penetratingly spiritual Estonian composer’s portrait of the City of Angels, with emphasis exclusively on heavenly beings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2016

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

Thomas’s re-creation of the participants is based on historical accounts, but it’s her penetratingly imaginative insight that creates the sense of reality in these most bizarre circumstances.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 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