lost in thought
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Men rowing boats on the river, reading books or newspapers, playing the piano, working at a desk or merely sitting in a comfortable chair lost in thought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
She clutches a fan in her hand and gazes pensively, lost in thought, serene, yet tinged with sadness.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
You could describe them as attentive, even lost in thought.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
And Chandra Merx, a 41-year-old City Council official in Maastricht, raises her eyebrows, not only as an expression of surprise, but also as a reflex when she’s rushing or lost in thought.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Still lost in thought I turn round and find myself confronted by a Major.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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