Example Sentences

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A church elder emerged and explained that he was spacing mourners four to an eight-foot table, and “normally, 400 or 500 people would attend an Amish funeral.”

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2020

You'd see him, and you'd know he was spacing out.

From Time Magazine Archive

“No. Sorry. I was spacing out. What did you say?”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King