distraite
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of distraite
1840–50; < French, feminine of distrait distrait
Example Sentences
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Was Val to believe that under that charming exterior he was burning with the dull rage that kept her silent and distraite?
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Elizabeth Robins
I had only seen Lilla at meals, to find her shy and distraite.
From The Golden Magnet by George Manville Fenn
She herself was a little distraite, Daisy's headache had left her rather white and tired, Gladys lamented the wreck of the garden, and there was not much life about.
From Daisy's Aunt by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
The doors rolled open and a buzz of admiration greeted the distraite Lady Angela, whose return from California had been acknowledged by but few of the audience.
From Tutors' Lane by W. S. (Wilmarth Sheldon) Lewis
Pensive, distraite, she sat there, the delicate contour of her head outlined against the sunny window, which quivered with the slow boom! boom! of the cannonade.
From The Maids of Paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
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