The phrase "a pensive man" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a man who is engaged in deep or serious thought, often reflecting on something significant or contemplative.
Example: "As he sat by the window, gazing out at the rain, he appeared to be a pensive man lost in his thoughts."
Alternatives: "a thoughtful man" or "a reflective man".
"I thought the revolution would change things, but in a different direction, not where we have ended up," said Mr. Manoumshah, a pensive man of 40 who runs a tiny three-table restaurant shop near Tehran's central bazaar.
A notable example by another artist is Carel Fabritius's small painting of a pensive man in a big dark hat sitting in the left foreground, with some stringed instruments on a table and a great cathedral in the distance.
U.S. Trust is working the victimhood angle, beginning a few months ago with an ad headlined "Admit it, you're rich," in which a pensive man protests, "But I don't feel rich!" To get past the denial, the ad said to "get out all the brokerage account statements you've stuffed into that old file and start adding them up".
His sister Loraine Dutchin said he was like a solemn, pensive man trapped in the body of a child.
In particular, Bruno Ganz, of the lovely folded face, plays police chief Horst Herold as a gentle, pensive man who plies his aides with lobster soup.
Comment about a pensive gentleman who lives alone in the country the year around.
Fallon: He's a pensive gentleman!
Since his arrival in June Bendukidze, a portly and pensive man who closes his eyes for long periods when he speaks, has told foreign investors, "Everything can be sold, except conscience".
There was also Ellison's brother, Herbert — an extremely silent, pensive man — who lives in California, where he works for the City of Los Angeles.
Last Tuesday night, a pensive young man in a T-shirt that read "I AM A REVOLTING CITIZEN" was at the controls, monitoring feeds from around the country.
A pensive, gentle man, when stray dogs came to the back door of the shoe shop he'd let them in, even feed them.
