Sentence examples for was preoccupied by from inspiring English sources

And he was preoccupied by age.

But the city was preoccupied by an upsurge in violence.

He was preoccupied by Qinlin's plans and what they would mean for profitability.

While Gary Neville was preoccupied by the striker, Rio Ferdinand failed to detect any danger.

But he was preoccupied by the Chinese executives' plans and what they would mean for profitability.

But Congress overrode the veto, and Roosevelt was preoccupied by World War II.

But he was preoccupied by what he thought of as the "American tragedy".

Moreover, Qatari intelligence was preoccupied by the military operation that Israel had just launched in Gaza.

Baffert was preoccupied by the inexpensive courtesy car the racing sponsor, Chrysler, had given him.

(This was the Cold War era, and Peterson was preoccupied by the possibility of nuclear annihilation).

Besides, everyone was preoccupied by the dramas of Iran's nuclear program, Egypt's revolution and Ohio's electoral votes.