preoccupy|preoccupied|preoccupies|preoccupying in English

verb

[pre·oc·cu·py || ‚prɪː'ɑkjəpaɪ /-'ɒkjʊ-]

reflect, meditate on, think; worry, bother; prepossess, appropriate in advance (property)

Use "preoccupy|preoccupied|preoccupies|preoccupying" in a sentence

1. That is the question which preoccupies our people.

2. Economic concerns are preoccupying the voters in this election.

3. Something seems to be preoccupying her at the moment.

4. Thoughts of failure preoccupied him.

5. Crime and the fear of crime preoccupy the community.

6. The red race did not preoccupy themselves with such forms of entertainment.

7. Offstage he was fairly quiet, preoccupied.

8. The front seats have been preoccupied.

9. He was preoccupied with chagrin and etiquette.

10. But at the moment he had other things to preoccupy him.

11. Did we respond to the call or are we preoccupy with our own interest?

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

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

14. I know how to keep Evan preoccupied.

15. I was more preoccupied by my O levels.

16. He answered me in a rather preoccupied manner.

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

18. I was too preoccupied to hear the bell.

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

20. It seems inevitable that Chinese--American relations will increasingly come to preoccupy the world.

21. Health worries preoccupied him for the whole holiday.

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

23. Yet we feel a need to go somewhere busy, distracting, loud, a place that can preoccupy.

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

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