Sentence examples for mentally absent from inspiring English sources
"mentally absent" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is most often used to describe someone who is not paying attention to their surroundings or has their thoughts elsewhere. For example, "The teacher scolded the student for being mentally absent during her lecture."
It was degrading, but she could do it because she knew how to be mentally absent in a situation.
He missed the 2002 World Cup through injury and was mentally absent from Euro 2004 while distracted by overtures from Chelsea, but those constraints will not apply in Germany.
I am currently in Austin at SXSW 2011, but mentally absent: I was at Tokyo airport on Friday to fly off to Texas, on my way to the gate, when the earthquake hit Japan (where I am based).
The oxymoronic concept of being physically present but mentally absent on the job has been dubbed "presenteeism".
And while they were there, sitting in front of me, mentally they were absent.
2. Mentally and emotionally absent protagonist.
To my husband, this feels like I'm 'mentally absent'.
It's only on their annual hunting trip that they discover the true purpose for their abilities, planted in them by the absent Duddits, the mentally disabled friend at the center of their metaphorical dreamcatcher (don't worry, there's a literal one too).
Even without the paedophile and the abusive foster parent and the absent father and the mentally ill mother, it would have been difficult.
Second, practitioners mentally ask the person who is absent if he or she consents to treatment.
While Artanis and Zeratul are absent, he discovers Raszagal is being mentally controlled by Kerrigan and instigates a rebellion amongst the Khalai refugees.
