distractedly
Example Sentences
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In the center, Porter’s youngest daughter, Elizabeth, looks distractedly to one side, unaware of the unspoken interpersonal complexities around her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Tethered to IVs and fatigued with restless anticipation, Trinity Landrum distractedly nodded to the legion of scrubs scurrying in and out of her hospital room.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2023
Heading past Royce and distractedly chilling to an electronic drone, I nearly collided with a creepy, if cute, robot rolling by that read: “I deliver to Bruins.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2022
It’s pure pleasure watching Cassie confront a police functionary with exquisite passive-aggressiveness and then meet Sunny for a gripe session during which, distractedly but inevitably, she begins to think through the new case.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
Kote nodded distractedly, still looking at the walls.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
