deep in thought
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I took some photos of him engaging with the camera, but I loved this unguarded moment where he was deep in thought.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
“I'm deep in thought and lost in the void of my own imaginations,” he says.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024
As the moment stretched on, it seemed that Frears was not deep in thought but deep in sleep.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2024
Ostlund said his plan was to just continue walking through Burien, deep in thought, rather than ride buses overnight and wake up who knows where.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023
Dustfinger looked at Mo, but he seemed so deep in thought he didn't notice the glance.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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