We start the week thoughtfully with this adjective:
Pensive means engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
Example sentences:
- After we submitted our examination papers, we were pensive because we were not sure if we passed.
- When he heard that he had won the award, he was pensive for a moment before saying anything to his team.
- When the manager was giving feedback to his staff over his dipping workplace performance, he spoke with pensive slowness.
- Pensive, she leaned against the wall to reflect on her conversation with her counsellor earlier.
- The doctor was pensive for a short while after he looked at the patient’s test results.
- Our online game catalogue has the right type of games for different people to enjoy — from the quietly pensive to the wildly active.
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