distrait
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The symbolically-minded said it was practically foreordained that oft-rescued Claret should rescue the distrait Courtney.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yusupov, still deathly sick, looked at me with a distrait air, but obeyed.
From Time Magazine Archive
She plays a fascinating and distrait Princess of a mythical European country who is by way of being temporarily bored with her Royal Family.
From Time Magazine Archive
Walter, distrait, ignoring the living Florence and her unborn child, arranges for a quick trip to Switzerland.
From Time Magazine Archive
Looking more than a little distrait, she paused just long enough to push downward on Bloomberg’s roving hindquarters.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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