appear absorbed

Frequency: 6.88.1 per million words

To give the impression of being deeply engaged.

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Examples (10)

  • He always appears absorbed in his work, even during lunch breaks.
  • She appeared absorbed in the music, her eyes closed and a small smile on her face.
  • The scientist appeared absorbed in the complex data on the screen.
  • During the chess tournament, he will likely appear absorbed in every single move.
  • Whenever I see her in the library, she appears absorbed in a thick novel.
  • The engineer stared at the blueprints and appeared absorbed in thought.
  • He didn't appear absorbed at all; in fact, he seemed quite distracted.
  • The children appeared absorbed in building their sandcastle, oblivious to everything else.
  • The entire audience appeared absorbed by the speaker's compelling story.
  • Even when surrounded by chaos, the meditator appeared absorbed in a state of calm.