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a
: absorbed in thought : meditative
b
: characterized by careful reasoned thinking
a thoughtful essay
thoughtfulness
noun
Examples of thoughtful in a Sentence
She looked at me with a thoughtful expression.
He looked thoughtful for a moment.
Her husband is always thoughtful.
That's very thoughtful of you.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Amazon just dropped a holiday gift guide full of thoughtful ideas — and all of our top picks are less than $50.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Thanks to their thoughtful preservation efforts, signs of the past remain.
—Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
They’re covered thanks to Bluemercury, and this is a way more thoughtful gift than a generic Sephora gift card.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thoughtful
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“Thoughtful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thoughtful. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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