distractedly

Example Sentences

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Many more ambled about distractedly, as if lost.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

But a series that claims to represent real historical events can lead one to wonder, distractedly, what truly happened and what was embellished or didn’t happen at all.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2022

A Ukrainian teenager in an Italia sweatshirt sat silent at a table, distractedly picking tape off scissors.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022

Wringing my hands distractedly, I asked, "What voice?"

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2021

“But you don’t really know all this,” insisted Byerley, distractedly.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov