Example Sentences

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And that movie about the deaf drummer, “Sound of Metal,” starring Riz Ahmed, feels like a miracle nominee — delicate without a trace of fragility; imaginatively directed; naturally, observantly acted; surprising.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2021

As a girlfriend once observantly pointed out, I have never, ever, reflexively referred to myself as “half-white”, a linguistic construction that is itself active, rather than just is.

From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2018

She writes observantly about her typically suburban father, a corporate lawyer who eventually became less conventional.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2015

The family was observantly Jewish — Marty played the theme from “Exodus” at the bar mitzvah — and lived on modest means.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2014

Beneath the sign, a pinched-looking woman sits with her hands folded behind a counter, peering observantly over her glasses.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse