multitask

Example Sentences

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When cameras are on, participants can’t multitask or pretend to be paying attention when they aren’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

The problem was that Remi struggled to multitask.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024

I’m always trying to multitask and do much as possible at once.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

Off-kilter sleep can affect people’s ability to multitask, stay alert, and even maintain their balance, making them more prone to accidents.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

The scientists explained that we were looking at measures of Reggie’s brain as he attempted to multitask in the MRI machine.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel