train of thought
Example Sentences
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His wife says he sometimes opens up to the bot more than he does to her, because he’s not worried about losing his train of thought or repeating himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
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
The key failing of Walz was not a lost train of thought here or there, or his obvious jitters and nerves at the debate’s outset.
From Slate • Oct. 2, 2024
Susan Calvin’s train of thought did not include Bogert in the least.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
