dreamy abstraction
Example Sentences
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"Oh, no!" replied the girl, with a certain dreamy abstraction.
From Dr. Breen's Practice by Howells, William Dean
As the white outbuildings and irregular outlines of the "Summit House" began to be visible, Jeff felt a singular return of his former dreamy abstraction.
From Jeff Briggs's Love Story by Harte, Bret
He was lying almost at full length in the chair, his eyes fixed in dreamy abstraction upon the ceiling.
From The Little Nugget by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
"Gold is always gold," said Brother Basil, coming out of his fit of dreamy abstraction.
From Masters of the Guild by Lamprey, L.
She ate her dinner in dreamy abstraction, her thoughts on Mac and the enticing prospects he had held out.
From Calvary Alley by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
