Example Sentences

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It is the penetratingly spiritual Estonian composer’s portrait of the City of Angels, with emphasis exclusively on heavenly beings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2016

“The ANC denied issues of identity,” Xolela Mangcu, a sociologist who has written penetratingly on the new student protests, told me.

From The Guardian • Nov. 18, 2015

Thomas’s re-creation of the participants is based on historical accounts, but it’s her penetratingly imaginative insight that creates the sense of reality in these most bizarre circumstances.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2015

Analyst Bruce Schneier has written penetratingly of worst-case thinking.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2011

Elinor looked at him so penetratingly that Meggie wouldn't have been surprised to see a hole suddenly appear in his forehead.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke