Sentence examples similar to pensive attitude from inspiring English sources

That two intelligent commentators should reach such radically disparate conclusions points to an abiding problem at the heart of "Klinghoffer": its pensive, ambivalent attitude toward present-day issues about which a great many people feel no ambivalence whatsoever.

Perhaps the sides will grow pensive when the trophy is so close, but, with luck, the buccaneering attitude is too entrenched to be winkled out now.

His attitude to these characters remains a mystery, even though he frequently appears in the frame, asking questions or directing traffic or just looking pensive.

Then Victoria turned pensive.

Dave looked pensive.

Jonah seemed pensive, concerned.

Bechdel was pensive.

"Someone looks pensive," she said.

He looked pensive and uncomfortable.

Pensive, sometimes melancholy, tentative.

He seemed pensive.