Example Sentences

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Tethered to IVs and fatigued with restless anticipation, Trinity Landrum distractedly nodded to the legion of scrubs scurrying in and out of her hospital room.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2023

Heading past Royce and distractedly chilling to an electronic drone, I nearly collided with a creepy, if cute, robot rolling by that read: “I deliver to Bruins.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2022

Wringing my hands distractedly, I asked, "What voice?"

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2021

This way, you can continue hosting the meeting without distractedly watching the chat.

From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2021

She gathered up her lecture notes and, somewhat distractedly, called the children together.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer