distractedly

Example Sentences

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Distractedly, he glanced at the table full of food—they were having swordfish again—and then he pulled his phone out of his pocket and glanced at the screen once more.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Distractedly, he asked Anna if she would mind going into the adjacent room, the walk-in vault, to retrieve for him a document he had left inside.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Distractedly, he gazed about the cell, trying to remember where he had heard words that would help him.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

“I wanted to wait till after exams to tell you this, but…” Distractedly he poked at his roasted groundnuts in their newspaper wrapper.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Distractedly he glanced back at the open door.

From The White Linen Nurse by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell