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reflectively

American  
[ri-flek-tiv-lee] / rɪˈflɛk tɪv li /

adverb

  1. in a reflective way.

  2. as a result of reflection.


Example Sentences

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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

“It is true,” said Archimedes reflectively, “that all the corvidae have a distorted sense of humour.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White