appear preoccupied

Frequency: 6.07.1 per million words

To give the impression of being lost in thought.

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Examples (10)

  • He would often appear preoccupied during team meetings.
  • She began to appear increasingly preoccupied as the deadline approached.
  • Why does he always appear so preoccupied these days?
  • The manager might appear preoccupied, but he's actually listening intently.
  • Despite the noise, she seemed to appear utterly preoccupied with her book.
  • If you appear preoccupied, people might think you're not interested.
  • He had appeared preoccupied ever since he received that phone call.
  • Don't let yourself appear preoccupied when you're speaking to a client.
  • The artist would often appear deeply preoccupied when working on a new piece.
  • Even though she tried to hide it, she couldn't help but appear a little preoccupied.