busy

Example Sentences

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With the 2026 midterms less than six months away, the Election Security Group would normally be busy helping prepare the nation’s election infrastructure.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

The Nice – Côte d’Azur metropolitan area is vulnerable for a number of reasons: dense urbanization, strong tourist appeal, and very busy beaches.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

In town, the dusty streets were busy as usual with people and motorcycles and shoppers still strolled around market stalls, while schools remained open.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The beats are mostly bass-heavy variations on trap, with its slower tempos and busy high-hats, and there are very few musical interruptions as Drake lays out what is on his mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Clare shot out of his seat, startling the rat, who’d been busy shoving more fungi into his haversack.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman