absentminded

How To Use absentminded In A Sentence

• It may thus be defined as "something mechanical in something living," "a kind of absentmindedness on the part of life. The Journal of Abnormal Psychology
• He has a jolly, ready laugh and mannerisms like an absentminded professor.
• I backed away slowly, feeling an automatic hello-there kind of absentminded smile climb up on my face as a disguise. Darkly Dreaming Dexter
• It all seemed a little improvisational, and Bird was even deeper in absentminded professor mode than usual, which makes me wonder what happened to the rest of the band. The predatory wriggle and the friendly grin
• I absentmindedly gnawed on some fries and chicken fingers while Patrick munched happily on his salad.
• Sharai grinned upon seeing me run out the door before, absentminded as I am; I ran back and fumbled with my keys to lock the door.
• Tad sighed as Aubri went through the whole of his dry, impish, "absentminded" routine, first scratching his rusty-brown headfeathers meditatively (which made more dustmotes dance into the light), then staring up at the ceiling of the dwelling he shared with Judeth. The Silver Gryphon
• She was engaged in the homely occupation of darning socks, and what with her size, her loose untidy dress – serge of the colour of boiled spinach, with dibs and dabs of embroidery here and there – and a green scarf that belonged to the dress, and a rust-coloured one she had put on in a fit of absentmindedness, and her mending-basket, and a scatteration of socks, she pretty well filled the old-fashioned sofa. The Key
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• Trepolov absentmindedly bit viciously into the peppermint honey cake.