preoccupy
Example Sentences
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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.
The musk ox was often too preoccupied with . . . well, himself, and his reflection in the large pond.
From Literature
While her classmates were preoccupied with exams, the May ball and where to spend their summers, Franks was worried about making her rent.
From BBC
Shabbas is a time when children need to be kept happy and preoccupied within certain limits while their parents are busy praying, preparing meals or napping.
China is struggling to maintain its annual growth target of 5% and is preoccupied with exporting its excess production.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
