Sentence examples for somewhat pensive from inspiring English sources
The phrase "somewhat pensive" is grammatically correct
You can use it to describe an individual who is reflecting on a subject in a thoughtful or contemplative manner. For example, "John stood by the window, looking somewhat pensive."
Both Eriksson and Ancelotti appeared somewhat pensive, as if the realisation of the match's importance had suddenly dawned on them.
A 1.5m manneke-neko, (lucky cat figurine) greets you at the door, setting the tone for this dark, pensive and somewhat eerie establishment, in which about 2,500 other figurines inhabit nearly every bit of free space on the walls, cabinets and bar.
Wearing an informal shirt and plain slacks, the youthful and somewhat shy Mr. McMillen set a pensive mood for his 70-minute program by opening with Mr. Stucky's "Album Leaves," a 10-minute suite of four movements.
I watched from a friend's balcony while Chinese lanterns floated calmly over the water — a pensive, sensitive acknowledgment that was somewhat out of character.
The mood among the conservative stalwarts during the reception may have ranged from pensive to glum, but it brightened somewhat when Claremont's panelists contemplated a return to true Republican principles as advanced by the last president to slash both taxes and the federal budget — Calvin Coolidge.
Then Victoria turned pensive.
Jonah seemed pensive, concerned.
Although these works were formally somewhat conservative, they raised controversy for their subject matter: the scenes often have an erotic, disturbing atmosphere and are often peopled with pensive adolescent girls.
Pensive, sometimes melancholy, tentative.
