distractedly

Example Sentences

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“Yes,” he replied, distractedly, looking at neither me nor the stage but toward Petrov.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024

Many more ambled about distractedly, as if lost.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

Wringing my hands distractedly, I asked, "What voice?"

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2021

Then one day she received an email with a video audition request that she distractedly misread on her phone as an invitation to try out for a student film project.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2021

As her pregnancy advanced, she seemed to be distractedly letting go of reality and turning inward in a secret, unceasing conversation with her baby.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende