contemplative
Example Sentences
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The camera lingers on a boombox on a shelf as she sets out on a contemplative drive.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
That loss was addressed on 2023's mournful, contemplative album But Here We Are.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
These patchwork visions have a restrained, contemplative air that carefully weighs the seriousness of their themes without ever dipping into melodrama or titillation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Quiet and contemplative, he seems dry next to the charming Ohtani.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
The little girl looked at me, secretive, contemplative.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing contemplative
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