lost in thought
Example Sentences
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She clutches a fan in her hand and gazes pensively, lost in thought, serene, yet tinged with sadness.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023
You could describe them as attentive, even lost in thought.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023
According to Isenberg, as we age it’s more effort to pay attention and we can more easily become distracted by everything from our phones to being lost in thought.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2022
Little Manolete was aloof and morose, and he wandered through Córdoba lost in thought.
From New York Times • May 3, 2022
Harry walked slowly back to Gryffindor Tower, lost in thought about Snape, and Crouch, and what it all meant.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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