All 5 Uses of
preoccupied
in
The Lovely Bones
- At least it was a day shaped around what they were so preoccupied by: my absence.†
Chpt 9
- They seemed to be preoccupied, and he wished he could reach up and grab them and train them on the here and now.
Chpt 12 *preoccupied = took up the attention of
- "That's the question that preoccupies me most when I'm not preoccupied by things like your daughter's murder."†
Chpt 12
- "That's the question that preoccupies me most when I'm not preoccupied by things like your daughter's murder."†
Chpt 12
- Questions that held elements of elimination about height and weight and preoccupations.†
Chpt 16
Definition:
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(preoccupied) busy thinking about or doing something so that other things are not noticed or done