task-oriented
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He recalled his son often halting farm work to launch a drone or chase a better shot, to the frustration of his task-oriented brother and father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
For Oulasvirta, this is part of a larger effort to improve user interfaces overall and understand how humans behave in task-oriented situations.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024
The special counsel is methodical, focused and task-oriented.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2023
But he realizes that he can become too task-oriented and too focused, which causes him to miss things going on around him.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Konig manifested an extremely rare combination of being a "people person" as well as having a supremely disciplined and task-oriented mind.
From The Runaway Asteroid by Cooper, Michael D., [pseud.]
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