adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a pensive mood
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As he ended his trip, the usually upbeat Mr. Liebenow was in a pensive mood.
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He kept looking over at her sad, pensive face.
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She appeared pensive and uneasy after the visit.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He was a suspicious cat, wary of people getting pensive .
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Some Territorials who were standing near me became pensive .
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Suddenly you seem very pensive , Paula.
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The cover art accurately reflects the content, which is often pensive , delicate and private.
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The expression on Vologsky's face was too serious and pensive for what he had in mind.
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The men looked pensive as the carriage approached the final leg of the trip to the big house on the hill.
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The tension dispelled as the two couples took small, pensive bites of their different servings.
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You may, if you don't like trades unions, grow mildly pensive .