lost in thought
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She was lost in thought about needles and haystacks, and all she heard was the quiet click of the library door closing behind her.
From Literature
The books were stacked so high in front of her that she could barely see over them, but Penelope would know the way from the library to the nursery blindfolded, and she was lost in thought in any case.
From Literature
Françoise was used to seeing him lost in thought, his mind wandering through some abstract idea maybe ten people on earth might understand.
From Literature
Some whisper, some sleep, some stare at the ceiling, lost in thought.
From Los Angeles Times
Men rowing boats on the river, reading books or newspapers, playing the piano, working at a desk or merely sitting in a comfortable chair lost in thought.
From Los Angeles Times
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