absently

IPA: ˈæbsʌntɫi

adverb

  • In an absent-minded or abstracted manner.
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Examples of "absently" in Sentences

  • The door closed, and she touched the pile of coins absently.
  • Maggie O’Rourke, she supplied her name absently, still trying to comprehend his explanation.
  • Hanna called absently into the kitchen, then began reading the introductory paragraph on page 2.
  • He checked the edge of his sword absently, then wrapped his cloak around his other arm in lieu of a shield.
  • If silver entered into the transaction, he usually rang the last coin absently on the glass surface of the counter.
  • He dropped a Greek word absently, putting away his papers the while, and thinking of the subject with which he had just been busy.

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