Sentence examples for were preoccupied with from inspiring English sources

But they were preoccupied with their own problems.

The Rashtrakutas were preoccupied with problems in the south.

And men were preoccupied with tending livestock and sowing grains.

Analysts said November had a rocky start because consumers were preoccupied with the presidential election.

Election officials said that may have been because voters were preoccupied with the holiday season.

The Barclays were preoccupied with forcing Ritz hotel guests to wear ties, said McKillen.

If the players were preoccupied with perfection, Morrall does not remember it.

The jihadists were preoccupied with ensuring men and women were not sitting together.

Many students seemed oblivious to either issue, saying they were preoccupied with midterm examinations.

Intellectuals, too, were preoccupied with replacing hoary traditions and religious practices with rational logic and science.

"They were preoccupied with function and urban redevelopment" in the 1980s, he added.