dreamy abstraction
Example Sentences
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"Gold is always gold," said Brother Basil, coming out of his fit of dreamy abstraction.
From Masters of the Guild by Lamprey, L.
She even spoke of sealed wives in a kind of dreamy abstraction.
From The Rainbow Trail by Grey, Zane
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)
Hearn lost his faith then or shortly afterwards: Thompson's irregular habits of dreamy abstraction rendered him unfit for a sacerdotal career.
From The Hound of Heaven by Thompson, Francis
She ate her dinner in dreamy abstraction, her thoughts on Mac and the enticing prospects he had held out.
From Calvary Alley by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
