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lost in thought







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Behind him, his comrade gazes upward, lost in thought.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Onstage at this diverse block party of young and old in Malcolm X shirts and backward Jamaican flag hats, Elsesser bobs his head as if lost in thought.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

She clutches a fan in her hand and gazes pensively, lost in thought, serene, yet tinged with sadness.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023

You could describe them as attentive, even lost in thought.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023

When receiving my Nobel Prize, I'm so lost in thought that the peacenik seated beside me has to elbow me in the ribs, saying, "Hey, buddy, I think they're calling your name."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris


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