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
Your hands are chiral body parts, because when placed over one another, they line up perfectly yet are shaped reflectively.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025
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
With his feature-length debut film “The Inheritance,” the West Philadelphia-raised, New York-based filmmaker presents a reflectively avant-garde portrait of the connective threads between community making, historical archives and political awakening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2021
Aarfy would puff reflectively on his pipe throughout the whole chaotic clash, gazing with unruffled curiosity at the war through McWatt’s window as though it were a remote disturbance that could not affect him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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