preoccupied in English

verb
1
(of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.
his mother was preoccupied with paying the bills
synonyms:obsessedconcernedabsorbedengrossedintentinvolvedwrapped uplost/deep in thoughtin a brown studypensiveabsentmindeddistractedabstractedengrossconcernabsorbtake up someone's attentiondistractobsessoccupyprey on someone's mind

Use "preoccupied" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "preoccupied" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "preoccupied", or refer to the context using the word "preoccupied" in the English Dictionary.

1. Thoughts of failure preoccupied him.

2. Offstage he was fairly quiet, preoccupied.

3. The front seats have been preoccupied.

4. He was preoccupied with chagrin and etiquette.

5. While so preoccupied, he forgot his usual cautiousness.

6. Through the door hurries Gordon Stainforth, bespectacled and preoccupied.

7. I know how to keep Evan preoccupied.

8. I was more preoccupied by my O levels.

9. He answered me in a rather preoccupied manner.

10. Since you're preoccupied, I'll intuit your flattering compliment.

11. I was too preoccupied to hear the bell.

12. You look preoccupied: what are you thinking of?

13. Health worries preoccupied him for the whole holiday.

14. What's wrong with Cindy? She seems a little preoccupied.

15. Her mind was whirling, preoccupied with her own thoughts.

16. She seemed preoccupied and kept glancing toward the window.

17. He looked oddly preoccupied , staring past me at my mother .

18. Charette became preoccupied with capturing Noirmoutier on the coast.

19. His mannerisms are more those of a preoccupied math professor.

20. She's been very preoccupied recently because her mother has been very ill.

21. Why is the media so preoccupied with the love lives of politicians?

22. He was too preoccupied with his own problems to worry about hers.

23. Unlike many writers of the period, she is not preoccupied with morality.

24. 22 synonyms for Buried: absorbed, engrossed, preoccupied, lost, committed, concentrating, occupied

25. ‘Some were preoccupied with God, others were Atheistic to the core.’

26. Don’t be preoccupied with them, and don’t be discouraged by them.

27. She seemed preoccupied all the time I was talking to her.

28. 21 Science fiction has been preoccupied with such matters for years.

29. 11 His mannerisms are more those of a preoccupied math professor.

30. ‘some were preoccupied with God, others were Atheistic to the core’

31. Avoidants often pair off with either Secure or Anxious-Preoccupied partners

32. Child labor is aggravated by a modern society that is preoccupied with consumerism.

33. Criminologists have been preoccupied with the gang as metonym, icon or index

34. He was distant and... preoccupied and other times he was just angry.

35. You were too preoccupied to notice me at the bus stop yesterday.

36. 32 synonyms for Abstracted: preoccupied, withdrawn, remote, absorbed, intent, absent, distracted

37. He's completely preoccupied with all the wedding preparations at the moment.

38. So have we become a self-centred society, preoccupied with materialism?

39. We Catholics of the Anglican patrimony, of course, have always been preoccupied with Birettas

40. Absentminded definition is - lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions : preoccupied

41. But Damascus appeared to be preoccupied with its own domestic unrest, according to Quran.

42. During most of this time, FitzGerald was preoccupied with flowers, music, and literature.

43. We are frail, penny-pinching, well-bundled and preoccupied with our small concerns.

44. They may be preoccupied with family members, economic difficulties, or personal problems.

45. He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong.

46. We are too preoccupied with our own thoughts to listen for understanding.

47. The arguments which thus preoccupied the Standing Committee divided along predictably partisan lines.

48. Deeply interested or involved; preoccupied: He had an Absorbed look on his face.

49. Absentmindedly: 1 adv in an absentminded or preoccupied manner Synonyms: absently , abstractedly , inattentively

50. Abstractedly: 1 adv in an absentminded or preoccupied manner Synonyms: absently , absentmindedly , inattentively