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
Cannon is concentrating, engaged with art, lost in thought.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022
“I’m the Girl” begins with Georgia lost in thought as she’s caught in a vile predicament.
From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2022
She sat, lost in thought, on the hard chair in front of Ida's desk, and looked up at the picture of the Madonna.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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