| I picked my pen up and began to draw her, absent-mindedly doodling in the margins of the paper. |
| Kishi walked out of the classroom, absent-mindedly waving and mumbling a greeting to those who called to her. |
| Sometimes in summer she would sit on the kitchen step, barefoot, running her toes absent-mindedly in the dust, losing herself in a book. |
| I sipped a coffee, my favourite blend, and doodled absent-mindedly on my notepad. |
| You nod absent-mindedly, hoping she will go pester someone else so you can sample the hors d' oeuvres in peace. |
| For the rest of the class she stared absent-mindedly at the clock, lost in a daydream. |
