dreamy abstraction
Example Sentences
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"Oh, no!" replied the girl, with a certain dreamy abstraction.
From Dr. Breen's Practice by Howells, William Dean
Be this as it may, Bladud had not been long seated there in a state of dreamy abstraction, when he became conscious of the inquiring look.
From The Hot Swamp by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
He was lying almost at full length in the chair, his eyes fixed in dreamy abstraction upon the ceiling.
From The Little Nugget by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
But presently she was back once more, this time with the tablecloth, which she proceeded to spread, though still lost in dreamy abstraction.
From The Definite Object A Romance of New York by Farnol, Jeffery
The expression of the moon seemed transfigured, like a great clairvoyant eye, reflecting light from invisible spheres, and looking out upon the external world with dreamy abstraction.
From A Romance of the Republic by Child, Lydia Maria Francis
