Sentence examples for relative busy from inspiring English sources

"Sick relative, busy boss back at the office -- you name it," he sighed.

They are even far less afflicted by the downy mildew that cripples their close relative the busy lizzie, Impatiens walleriana, making them a good substitute for a splash of summer colour.

Doyle describes himself as a Catholic-atheist, although he cheerfully acknowledges that his Irish relatives are busy lighting candles for him.

- Napkin folds are a great last-second stress reliever to hide from relatives during the busy holiday.

Maybe we can't expect relative strangers in a busy coffee shop to connect over the subject.

He was too busy supporting relatives through bumpy times.

For days her distraught mother tried to hide the truth from her husband, telling him that their daughter could not visit him because she was slightly unwell, or busy visiting relatives.

Sandwiched between chemotherapy, radiotherapy, invasive treatments, grim-faced consultants, her job and the relative beautiful normality of a busy household, she'd found time for a catty fact find.

Attuned inside the darkened theater-space to listening for snippets of human sound in the film, one pays close attention to the relative quiet outside on a busy street, while picking up fragments of conversation by passerby.

The temptation might be to give a passionate speech about how amazing your solo life is and assure your curious relative that you're too busy with work and friends to even think about dating.

And by the time her husband was named vice premier, in 1998, she was busy setting up business ventures with friends and relatives.