preoccupied

Example Sentences

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Since the 2000s the city's planners have been preoccupied with building more utilitarian infrastructure, with new sea bridges and coastal roads, radically transforming how the city looks today.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s worth noting that complaints against Live Nation were never solely preoccupied with Ticketmaster divestment.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

Chinese strategists had described the first two decades of the century as a time of opportunity with the United States preoccupied in Afghanistan and Iraq, Stokes said.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

With its opulent Beverly Hills mansions, sports cars around every corner, plastic surgeons aplenty and a culture and economy steeped in entertainment, this city has long seemed preoccupied with surface appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Out on the patio, the visiting relatives have left, and only the compound folks remain, talking in low, preoccupied voices.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez