busyness
Example Sentences
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Siad compared his recruiting efforts to fishing: “In This busyness I feel like fisherman some time I cache quick , some time no fish.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Now there is talk of a dual carriageway, better rail services, new homes, new reservoirs; a splurge of busyness to transform the region into "Britain's Silicon Valley".
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025
"The problem lies in our society’s continued glorification of busyness and normalization of sleep deprivation."
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2024
Take a look back to identify your sources of happiness, and resolve for these next 12 months to protect time for them amid the busyness of life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024
The feeling of busyness was profoundly satisfying; I hadn’t thought at all about my plight or myself.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
