dreamy abstraction
Example Sentences
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For a greater part of the morning Mr. Howland sat musing at his desk, in a kind of dreamy abstraction.
From The Iron Rule Or, Tyranny in the Household by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
Horace hardly dared to meet Beevor's eyes, which were fixed upon the green-turbaned Jinnee, as he stood apart in dreamy abstraction, smiling placidly to himself.
From The Brass Bottle by Anstey, F.
He displayed no longer the same thoughtless gayety or the same dreamy abstraction.
From The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century by Miles, George Henry
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)
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
