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lost in thought







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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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