reflectively
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"The fragment was as sharp as a blade. Doctors said it was a large piece, and that I was lucky to survive," he says reflectively.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
"When Your Back's Against the Wall" reflectively picks up on Oher's life after football, in comparison to what he saw other athletes go through.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2023
These founders argued that a national institution of higher education would break down sectional differences, foster union and empower citizens to think reflectively and critically about themselves, the nation and the world.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
For the first program, a staggering Tilson Thomas performance made Prokofiev’s wartime Fifth Symphony grippingly consequential and presented his own personal “Meditations on Rilke” as reflectively disquieting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
“I could fly one of them things if I had a chance,” Bigger mumbled reflectively, as though talking to himself.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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