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

"There was a busyness before. It is only hitting people now."

From BBC • Oct. 17, 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

Yet in the opaque world of the royal family, the busyness of a monarch’s calendar is often the best clue to his well-being.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2024

The actual work was done by the servants, of course, but the queen bee of all this busyness was indisputably Lady Constance.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood