lost in thought
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She clutches a fan in her hand and gazes pensively, lost in thought, serene, yet tinged with sadness.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023
You could describe them as attentive, even lost in thought.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023
You can eat slowly while you’re distracted, you can eat slowly while you’re lost in thought.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022
Little Manolete was aloof and morose, and he wandered through Córdoba lost in thought.
From New York Times • May 3, 2022
She was lost in thought, and the emotions on her face were sort of amusing.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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