preoccupy

Example Sentences

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That, along with the Knicks players' return from San Antonio, will preoccupy this city with basketball for a few more days.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

“If the Iran situation lingers, it will preoccupy more and more of Congress’ time,” said Stifel Chief Washington Strategist Brian Gardner.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

What will preoccupy us in a century, fuel our ambitions and stir our fears, will probably be something we can’t even imagine today.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

Numbers don’t preoccupy me as much as they did my father, but I still find them fascinating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

I had to preoccupy myself with something, anything, to silence the voice in my head.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini