They are often lost in thought, lost in a book or an activity to the point where they do not register their surroundings.
He seemed lost in thought and nod his head, but I can still see the upset and loss from his confused eyes.
As he was leaning against the railing and thus lost in thought, Miss Su's soft voice unexpectedly came from behind him, "Are you staying on board daydreaming, Mr. Fang?
He sat there, lost in thought.
With his hands on his head, he was lost in thought.
The unique Moso matrilineal marriage customs made me lost in thought: love, whether to stay together and slowly getting old ever and ever, or just to have the chance sharing heart.
Daisy put her arm through his, but Gatsby seemed lost in thought. Possibly he had realized that the enormous importance of that light had now gone for ever. To him it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her, as close as a star to the moon. Now it was just a green light on a dock again.'Look!' cried Daisy.
Mrs. Chamand was lost in thought, absent-minded in reply to her companion's thoughtless remarks.
A sorcerer might twist his beard when lost in thought; a caliban might collect" trophies" from slain foes; a bard might practice every night to hone her musical skills.
he stood by staring blankly, lost in thought.
The finale showed us the autistic son of hero Dr. Westphall playing with a snow globe, lost in thought.
Two women, both lost in thought, walk toward each other.
Where were you when I was burned and broken? Where were you when I was hopeless? Because the things you say and the things you do surround me. I was staring straight into the shinning sun, lost in thought and lost in time.
Lift your eyes, or thick or light, or purple, or white, or yellow, or green. Sometimes, when looking at the colorful things, they will suddenly become lost in thought.
He paused, apparently lost in thought.
He stood for a long time lost in thought, and at last a curdling smile lit up his swarthy face.
To her surprise, she found Shang Chung-li sitting there alone with a cigar in his mouth, lost in thought.
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