train of thought
Example Sentences
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It can be embarrassing, he says, when he loses his train of thought or when someone reminds him he’s already told a story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
“On Amazon, it’s literally, you get two bottles, well, it comes in two,” Kory started to explain, before stopping that train of thought.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2025
That moment when you suddenly can't remember the word for something really obvious, or you're mid-sentence and you lose your train of thought.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
While talking about his sophomore album, “Kansas Anymore,” Pillsbury suddenly lost his train of thought and, through his phone’s camera, a panicked smile takes over his typically sarcastic composure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
Then she lost her train of thought, because she’d been too focused on making her voice sound really deep.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
