His reflective manners and insightful statements convincingly portray him as a wise academic who has lived a profound life.

He was growling in a moody, reflective manner.

He has written on questions of technique and aesthetics in a reflective if sometimes elliptical manner.

She gives substance to the film's slow, reflective manner and to its suggestion that Ruby's journey of self-exploration may truly lead to some greater serenity.

His quiet, reflective manner gained him easy acceptance and belied a dogged tenacity to champion the causes he believed in.

His reflective manner - soft voice and ever-present pipe - is meant to express calm but conceals a barely suppressed rage.

Mr. McDowell usually moved in a calm, reflective manner, as if guided by rational thought.

He has Jack's ability to manipulate people in a funny and reflective manner.

The Chief Inspector assumed a reflective manner.

I thank you for the calm, reflective and respectful manner in which the debate has taken place.