dreamy abstraction
Example Sentences
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She even spoke of sealed wives in a kind of dreamy abstraction.
From The Rainbow Trail by Grey, Zane
Be this as it may, Bladud had not been long seated there in a state of dreamy abstraction, when he became conscious of the inquiring look.
From The Hot Swamp by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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
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
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
