Examples of lost in thought in a Sentence
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At one point during the conversation, Momoa glances at his feet, silent for a beat, lost in thought.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
What Sartre was articulating—a life of enjoyment, of savoring those evening meals and the theater and mornings spent lost in thought—can be hard to come by in our world.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
Yet Pade puts her own distinctive spin on Manet’s image by replacing the clothed soldiers with naked anonymous figures shooting at an unclothed figure as a woman stands on the right, lost in thought.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Some whisper, some sleep, some stare at the ceiling, lost in thought.
—Courtney Wittich, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Dan spends a moment alone on the couch, lost in thought.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Suddenly, the composer seemed elsewhere, lost in thought.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
Costumed performers parade past brick houses against hazy backdrops, the eyes of their masks seemingly lost in thought.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Another ghost, lost in thought, often is seen lurking near the lobby fireplace.
—Roger Naylor and Scott Craven, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
What Sartre was articulating—a life of enjoyment, of savoring those evening meals and the theater and mornings spent lost in thought—can be hard to come by in our world.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 11 June 2025
Yet Pade puts her own distinctive spin on Manet’s image by replacing the clothed soldiers with naked anonymous figures shooting at an unclothed figure as a woman stands on the right, lost in thought.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Some whisper, some sleep, some stare at the ceiling, lost in thought.
—Courtney Wittich, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Dan spends a moment alone on the couch, lost in thought.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Suddenly, the composer seemed elsewhere, lost in thought.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025
Costumed performers parade past brick houses against hazy backdrops, the eyes of their masks seemingly lost in thought.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Another ghost, lost in thought, often is seen lurking near the lobby fireplace.
—Roger Naylor and Scott Craven, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Lost in thought.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20in%20thought. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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