be preoccupied
Example Sentences
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But the betting here is that a viewer will be preoccupied by thinking about the multitude of head injuries someone like Robby would encounter in the E.R., and why he doesn’t wear a helmet himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
The work will require volunteers, many of whom will be preoccupied by their own losses, Wardlaw acknowledged, but he sees the work ahead as a tiny act of defiance against all the fire’s terrible destruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
“And when you do that, you can’t be preoccupied anymore about, ‘Oh my God, I feel so horrible.’”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
Kurniasih Mufidayati, a PKS lawmaker and part of parliament’s legislative body, said it was unlikely the bill could be passed by April, as legislators would be preoccupied with other laws.
From Reuters ● Mar. 17, 2022
And his father...his father would always be preoccupied with conquest—and wouldn’t stop until every continent bore Adarlan’s flag.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
