multitask

Example Sentences

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This means resisting the urge to take a phone call on a walk, listen to a podcast in the car or otherwise multitask while doing simple things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The problem was that Remi struggled to multitask.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024

“While I can multitask in my life and as a PR professional, I cannot multitask creatively,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

Don’t try to multitask and rapidly soap up the colander between peeling potatoes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

“Okay, I get off work at six. Applebee’s. Might have to multitask, though, because I’m trying to finish a story—don’t take it personally okay he’s calling I have to go thanks love you bye.”

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green