dreamy abstraction
Example Sentences
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The Gentleman-in-Powder became lost in dreamy abstraction, with the exception of his legs which worked slightly.
From The Amateur Gentleman by Farnol, Jeffery
She even spoke of sealed wives in a kind of dreamy abstraction.
From The Rainbow Trail by Grey, Zane
As winter drew on, she grew no better; a dim, dreamy abstraction brooded over her.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 by Various
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
