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The phrase "a man of reflection" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is thoughtful, contemplative, or introspective.
Example: "He is a man of reflection, often taking time to ponder the deeper meanings of life before making decisions."
Alternatives: "a thoughtful individual" or "a contemplative person."
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Now he seems not a man of action but a man of reflection and speculation.
Carrère is a man of reflection, Limonov a man of action.
And that's where Dance's greatest strength comes in: his credibility as a thinker, a man of reflection.
A new Clemenceau was revealed: a man of reflection, of vast culture, a friend of the best known writers and artists of the period.
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He was "most likely typical of the men who settled much of the New World, a man of action, not reflection, who did not take time out to write letters or keep journals," Stuart writes, and she relies on historians and other personal accounts to flesh out his motivations, his reasons for migration and the "assault of newness" that was Barbados.
Dr Williams' reputation as a man of prayer and reflection gives us great hope that those days are now coming to an end.
The Romney campaign's Lincoln is nearly the opposite, a man of independent action and little reflection who encourages the independent actions of others.
Every man of reflection must see, that the change now proposed, is a transfer of power from the many to the few, and the probability is, the artful and ever active aristocracy, will prevent all peaceable measures for changes, unless when they shall discover some favourable moment to increase their own influence.
Ryan's Trumpcare was a horrendous concoction and should disabuse fawning congressional reporters of the notion that the speaker is a man of deep intellect and self-reflection.
Reflection can produce a man of probity: but sensibility is the mother of humanity, of generosity; it is at the service of merit, lends its support to the intellect, and is the moving spirit which animates belief.
On Tuesday night, the artist's "Reflection (What Does Your Soul Look Like)," a dreamy canvas of a man's reflection in a pond, was estimated at $4 million to $6 million.
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