pensively

[US]/'pensivli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv.thoughtfully, anxiously

Example Sentences

She sat pensively by the window, lost in thought.

He gazed pensively at the sunset, contemplating the beauty of nature.

The old man walked pensively through the park, reminiscing about his youth.

She spoke pensively about her dreams for the future.

He sighed pensively as he pondered his next move.

The artist painted pensively, capturing the melancholy of the scene.

The poet wrote pensively, expressing his innermost thoughts and emotions.

She looked pensively out the window, watching the rain fall gently.

He sat pensively in the cafe, sipping his coffee slowly.

The professor stared pensively at the blackboard, deep in thought.

Real-world Examples

“I don't know, ” said Hermione pensively.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

" I think anxiety is very interesting, " observed Amy, eating sugar pensively.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

" So he won't tell me, " he repeated, pensively, as if explaining to someone about me.

Source: Call Me by Your Name

Rosie took a cigarette and pensively tapped its end on the table, but she did not light it.

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

" It is true, " said the marquis pensively.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Four)

I looked at her pensively, but did not answer.

Source: Blade (Part Two)

She took his arm and walked home pensively and wearily by his side.

Source: South and North (Middle)

" You know, I don't think purples really my colour." she said pensively, tugging at a lock of spiky hair.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The two girls rowed pensively across to the other side.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

" Yes, " Kollomietzev continued pensively, " he was rather overlooked at Easter" .

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

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