He lookedcontemplatively at the telephone for a moment, then picked it up and started flipping at the dial.
On another, smaller dais of jet, a few feet away, a man sat cross-legged, gazing contemplatively at her.
The four lookedcontemplatively at the ragged edge of rock that formed the new rim of the precipice, and then turned suddenly.
Here Sam leaned contemplatively back with his head in a clump of sweet fern, and refreshed himself with a chew of young wintergreen.
He glanced at his guest, who sat quite still, the head bent a trifle, the disturbing gray eyes fixed contemplativelyan him--accusingly.
The little fishing hamlet looks out contemplatively between those wild, flanking rocks at the entrance, across the blue waters, to where the mountains of Morne and Wicklow, in Ireland, show their faint outlines in the west.
In his free hand he grasped a branch of acacia set with immense thorns, the needle-like points of which he touched contemplatively from time to time, as if pondering what use he could put them to.
His eyes restedcontemplatively on his outstretched leg.
His pale eyes dweltcontemplatively on the girl before him.
Mr. Wiles did not participate in these active preparations, except to give occasional directions between his teeth, which were contemplatively fixed over a clay pipe as he lay comfortably on his back on the ground.
In vain Concho tried to lift her from out the ruin of camp kettles, prospecting pans, and picks; she remained quietly recumbent, occasionally raising her head as if to contemplatively glance over the arid plain below.
They found California John smoking his pipe contemplatively before a clean table.
He gazed contemplatively aloft at a big dead pine blazing merrily to its very top.
He peered contemplatively at the dark silhouette of the Arab, motionless, impassive in the dusk.
For a while the Minister sat silent, gazingcontemplatively at the fingers which were moving more slowly now as though keeping pace with his thoughts.
No," replied Father Murray, as he contemplativelylighted a cigar.
Yes, I can guess," returned the midshipman, gazing contemplatively at the shark's fin.
I should just think so," replied Jack Brace, looking contemplatively at his mutilated finger.
At this she raised her eyelids and gazed at him for a moment, contemplatively first and then passively curious, after which she lowered the lids again, while her lips half parted in a voiceless sigh.
It was while the cat gazed contemplatively at the everlasting socks, as if meditating a reply, that old Rigonda burst in.
There he stood on some prominent point, leaning his chin contemplatively against the thick shaft of his peavy, watching the endless procession of the logs drifting by.
Taylor arose, shut carefully the door into his outer office, walked to the window, looked contemplatively out upon the hotel backyard, and returned to his desk.
They walked contemplatively side by side till they reached the main street, where a horseman stood, hammering at Manning's stable-gate.
Scarlett's counsel was contemplatively tapping his front teeth with his forefinger throughout this examination.
Bobby looked him contemplatively in the eye, but had no experience upon which to base a picture of his father and Mr. Trimmer enjoying perpetually cordial relations with a knife down each boot leg.
It was now Mr. Jolter's turn to gaze contemplatively at Bobby.
The subject of the foregoing entirely accidental conversation was at that moment standing contemplatively in his office window smoking an excellent cigar preparatory to returning to the bosom of his family.
The senior partner of Tutt & Tutt wheeled his swivel chair to the window and crossing his congress boots upon the sill gazed contemplatively down upon the shipping.
He never had a more horrid shock than when one day she proved the reality of her indifference, terribly proved it, by speaking contemplatively of devoting her money to the cause of Russian freedom, and of making her own living by teaching.
His eyes passed over her face, and wandered contemplatively away to the landscape behind it, a glance that made Mrs. Merrick irritably wonder whether she had put too much powder on her nose.
Mr. Crewe gazed contemplatively at the proof, but was too busy with his own thoughts to reflect that there was evidently not much poor or honourable about Mr. Bascom now.
He made his way under the maples to the house in Hanover Street, halted for a moment contemplatively before the familiar classic pillars of its porch, took a key from his pocket, and (unprecedented action!
As the three lay there wrapped in their blankets and gazing contemplatively at the now risen moon, voices were heard as if of men approaching.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "contemplatively" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
