Maggie O’Rourke, she supplied her name absently, still trying to comprehend his explanation. ❋ Janet Dailey (1981)
He checked the edge of his sword absently, then wrapped his cloak around his other arm in lieu of a shield. ❋ Matt Dennison (2010)
The door closed, and she touched the pile of coins absently. ❋ Gwyn Cready (2010)
Hanna called absently into the kitchen, then began reading the introductory paragraph on page 2. ❋ Denise Hunter (2004)
If silver entered into the transaction, he usually rang the last coin absently on the glass surface of the counter. ❋ Meredith Nicholson (1906)
He dropped a Greek word absently, putting away his papers the while, and thinking of the subject with which he had just been busy. ❋ Humphry Ward (1885)
My favorite moment: After a guy boinks Lena in a large hollow pipe in the street, he kind of absently pats her flank, like an old sheepdog. ❋ Erica Abeel (2010)
"Eureka," Mike said absently, meaning: at last I've gotten some action out of the beast. ❋ Niven, Larry (1979)
"How well you talk," she said absently, and he noted that she was looking at him in a searching way. ❋ Unknown (2010)
"Have you had that, too?" she queried absently, intent on the heaven-sent justification she was finding in his arms. ❋ Unknown (2010)
"But I said it would not do," he answered, absently, staring at the straining canvas and listening to the roar of the storm. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Whiskers paused, placed carefully on the ground his half-full condensed milk can with which he had been absently toying, and kissed the fingers of his one hand audibly aloft. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Dick glanced half absently to her from the pamphlet folded on his finger, and then, with equal pitch of gaiety, sang: ❋ Unknown (2010)
She soothed the impatience of the hand on her cheek, and, almost absently, musingly scrutinizing it without consciously seeing it, turned it over and slowly kissed the palm. ❋ Unknown (2010)
He listened absently to a long dun from the type-writer people, his mind busy with ways and means of finding a job. ❋ Unknown (2010)
This was too much, and I beat a retreat -- feigning boredom, or cessation of interest, of course; and absently carrying the still throbbing heart in my hand. ❋ Unknown (2010)
