The blogger who found this word says, "It was repeatedly said on a tv show I was watching describing a guy's mood." The dictionary definition of pensive is, "engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought."
The sentence we created in class to practice the word pensive is:
The student taking the test was pensive.
Another sentence that was texted to the blog during class was:
The doctor looked pensive as he tried to figure out what was wrong with his patient.
Another sentence that was texted to the blog during class was:
The doctor looked pensive as he tried to figure out what was wrong with his patient.