busyness

Example Sentences

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Siad compared his recruiting efforts to fishing: “In This busyness I feel like fisherman some time I cache quick , some time no fish.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

When he gets runs, he is praised for being busy, but that busyness can become frenetic, especially at the start of his innings.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

Babies do not arrive on anyone’s schedule, and the busyness of labor and delivery units can wax and wane accordingly.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024

"The problem lies in our society’s continued glorification of busyness and normalization of sleep deprivation."

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2024

It was as though she held her breath and could not let it go until the energy and busyness culminated in a beauty that would dazzle him.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison