preoccupation

Example Sentences

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“His name is Maverick. Remember him? I’m pretty sure it was you that had a hand in creating the preoccupation you claim I’m stuck in.”

From Literature

The preoccupations of a regional power are different to the much broader global challenges faced by the US.

From BBC

Horror has long been a preoccupation for Boston.

From Los Angeles Times

Tante Jans’s preoccupation with death might have been funny, but it wasn’t.

From Literature

Regan asked, pulling me from my dazed preoccupation with the beauty of the place I’d called home for most of my life.

From Literature