All 4 Uses of
preoccupied
in
The Lucky One
- He was carrying paper plates and forks, obviously preoccupied.†
Chpt 3preoccupied = took up the attention of
- Even in the truck, as he'd slipped his arm around her, she could tell he'd remained preoccupied.†
Chpt 18
- As they ate, a shrimp trawler rode the horizon, and for a long time, Logan focused on it with the preoccupied gaze she'd noticed on and off for most of the week.†
Chpt 18
- Water from the river now stretched across the road, but in her preoccupied state, she didn't realize it until she plowed into the water.
Chpt 28 *
Definition:
busy thinking about or doing something so that other things are not noticed or done