Example sentences for: contemplative

How can you use “contemplative” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • If Miyazaki in long shot is contemplative, in close-up he's ferocious.

  • While Corot was drawn to the contemplative and even the monastic life (he painted a peculiar series devoted to monks reading, playing the cello, and praying), he was by no means immune to feminine charm.

  • Good reviews, for the most part, for the autobiography of one of hip-hop's most successful artists: "An amusing, contemplative memoir" that paints "a surprisingly humanistic portrait" of the crack dealer turned platinum-selling musician ( Kirkus Reviews ). The tales of his misspent youth and rise to fame are "eloquently told" (Michael Harris, the Los Angeles Times ). One reviewer splits from the pack and delivers a withering pan: "[T]he ability to sell a lot of records has almost nothing to do with insight or maturity.

  • , seriously misrepresent the downbeat, contemplative collaboration of picture editor Vincent Virga and historian Alan Brinkley.

  • Ever see a contemplative Power Ranger?


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