Sentence examples for preoccupation make from inspiring English sources

Such tics of brainy preoccupation make her seem more like a college professor than a battle-scarred indie filmmaker.

Shape as a preoccupation makes sense in a book about storytelling.

Cerna's love of rural life, together with what Călinescu describes as a "social preoccupation", made him an outspoken opponent of the way in which the authorities handled the peasant uprising of 1907.

The band could be called a boutique metal band; although tours like Ozzfest put it in arenas, its experimental approach to the genre's eternal preoccupations make it a band preferred by critics and a loyal cult.

Mr. Ozon's boyish charm seems purely Parisian, but his outre and somber preoccupations have made him something of an anomaly among French directors of his generation.

And I hear what the islanders are telling me, in many various ways: Grenada has a healthy post-occupation preoccupation — to make love, not war.

In fact, Read's spiritual focus is entirely plausible, for the world he describes is a theocracy, mostly populated by the faithful, whose preoccupations consequently make perfect sense in the context of their wider lives.

I don't understand this vegetarian preoccupation with making things look like meat.

The game is far from over, of course, and both executives acknowledge a constant preoccupation with making sure enough money comes in to cover expenses each month.

Now Brexit raises questions about what happens to this longstanding British preoccupation with making the EU work better for business and consumers.

The teapot, with its heart shape, aorta-like handles and charmingly incongruous human legs, typifies Ms. Volokhova's preoccupation with making things that are neither "functional" nor "art," and with exploring our perceptions of the human body.