Reflectively

"Have you ever noticed," asked Anne reflectively, "that when people say it is their duty to tell you a certain thing you may prepare for something disagreeable? Why is it that they never seem to think it a duty to tell you the pleasant things they hear about you?"

Jim Poland—for such was the big man's name—growled and spat reflectively into a spittoon.

"I should say yes," agreed George. "And talk about speed!" he added. "Wow! One ball he threw soaked me in the ear. I can feel it yet!" and he rubbed the side of his head reflectively.

"Spuds - Jim - Jimmy?" he ran his fingers reflectively through his hair, and frowned. "Bowles," he added triumphantly.

Blake picked his teeth reflectively with the point of a clasp knife.

In JIT compilation, the running program is reflectively modified by an embedded compiler, which only uses two reflective operations […]