pensive
Example Sentences
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The assistant searched for herself in one of the pictures, then scanned the faces, pensive.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Or it could simply indicate that collectors feel safer splurging on a household-name artist like Rembrandt, a Renaissance man famed for his pensive, realistic self-portraits in earthen hues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
More recent interpreters underline the song’s vast reach, from Harolyn Blackwell’s operatic radiance and Norah Jones’s hushed Tanglewood version to Kenny Barron’s pensive piano meditation and Willie Nelson’s weathered country croon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
And here's the thing: while they are all winners, they had the demeanour of those with pensive worry.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025
Laurie bit his lips, and turning a little from the pensive speaker, read the following document, with praiseworthy gravity, considering the spelling:
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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