distractedly

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Tethered to IVs and fatigued with restless anticipation, Trinity Landrum distractedly nodded to the legion of scrubs scurrying in and out of her hospital room.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 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

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

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2021

Today, Jacobs writes, we live so distractedly, so situationally, that “we lack the density to stay put even in the mildest breeze from our news feeds.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2020

She reached distractedly into the pocket of her skirt and took out the music box and, without thinking, twisted the winding key with trembling fingers.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit