preoccupation

Example Sentences

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Her preoccupation with her students and her young son leaves Dick feeling alienated and lonely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

This preoccupation resurfaces at Regen in a large-scale print of 2023’s “Flight Honolulu to Guam,” revealing a star field above the clouds.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Obtaining dollars to buy raw materials like oil, flour or rice to then refine and process became Kazin’s chief preoccupation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Once Participant 3 reached her full tirzepatide dose and had the electrodes implanted, she reported no food preoccupation, and her NAc activity reflected this silence.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

His preoccupation lasted all the way across the sodden vegetable patch until they arrived in greenhouse three, but here he was distracted by Professor Sprout showing the class the ugliest plants Harry had ever seen.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling