Sentence examples for and preoccupy from inspiring English sources

Any attorney general has to represent the executive branch in power rivalries against Congress and the courts, rivalries that are built into the Constitution and preoccupy every administration.

There is so little here to frighten and preoccupy, in fact, that midway through the novel the reader's sense of suspense turns inward, away from the motivations of the young governess and toward the motivations of the author himself.

The purpose of the reporting, on the basis of spurious claims, is to undermine my credibility and to distract and preoccupy both me and my office from the issue I have pursued since I became an MP.

The ballparks will soon reopen and the players will talk about trying to make sense of it all and then they will go out and take batting practice, and preoccupy themselves with driving the ball into the gap.

A symbol can suspend our intuition and preoccupy us with their commands.

When that structure is removed, those feelings that we've been conveniently blocking can work their way up to the surface of our mind and preoccupy us.

He is a bit tired, and preoccupied with personal matters.

She is emotionally isolated, an insomniac, and preoccupied with death.

Sitting in a detention cell, Li Mengnan was silent and preoccupied.

Life, for him, was full of spies and preoccupying espionage.

Like Palestine, Iraq is a story that has gripped and preoccupied Arabs everywhere.