| She was forced to say something of this to Mr. Lesley when he asked her about her distractedness, but he could say nothing to reassure her. |
| Lizzie is relentlessly charming throughout, even as she somehow misses Gordo's obvious misery at her distractedness. |
| His distractedness seems more engaged, his musing absence more present, than even the worldliest in his worldly entourage. |
| If I were working in an office today, I'd be full of good intentions and dozy distractedness. |
| If distractedness breeds emotional turmoil, the ability to sustain our gaze, to keep looking, can bring greater clarity and insight. |
| The error might have resulted from a second's distractedness rather than illiteracy. |
