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Examples of preoccupied
preoccupied
Many of us are so preoccupied with our busyness that we miss many opportunities.
From the usatoday.com
Once again, the Mail apologises for appearing preoccupied with our own industry.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Both have been preoccupied with a nakedly political squabble over the judiciary.
From the economist.com
That part of their brain is always preoccupied by what their children are up to.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Leithauser has been preoccupied with the ageing process since he was a teenager.
From the guardian.co.uk
All of us who scrutinize North Korean affairs are preoccupied with one question.
From the suntimes.com
Recently he confided that he has been completely preoccupied with me for months.
From the freep.com
For now, Americans are preoccupied with trying to satisfy and protect themselves.
From the time.com
Last week, as usual, they were preoccupied with troubles in their own backyard.
From the time.com
- Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"
- Occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"
- (preoccupied) bemused: deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"
- (preoccupied) haunted: having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
- To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere
