Wondering how to use Busy in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as engaged or occupied.

Frequent word

Busy in a sentence

Busy | Busyness | Busybody | Busywork | Busybodies | Busying | Busykid

Busy meaning

  1. Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
  2. Engaged with or preoccupied by an activity or person.
  3. Having much work to do; having much to get done.

Synonyms of Busy

engaged occupied fussy idle employed diligent up to tied up overbusy toiling labouring laboring drudging at work fancy

Example sentences (20)

And receiving the MBE in King Charles’ first Birthday Honours list comes at the end of a busy week for the family.

A busy afternoon in memory of Scotland rugby hero Doddie Weir, and in support of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.

A lot of us are so busy chuckling at the cast’s creative insults that the moral of the show is soaring over our heads.

A new lifesaving bleed kit has been installed at a busy Buxton pub thanks to fundraising from a Buxton group.

Amid a busy footballing schedule, Man United are also working on a possible takeover of the club by the Qatari royal family.

Alia Bhatt wrote, "Can't really type a full caption - too busy watching this trailer for the 7000th time.

Although Kate is busy with awards season, she’s still the top-notch businesswoman many have come to know.

And the time out of town sometimes allows lawmakers and their staff to reset and gear up for a busy fall.

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A busy estate road should have a 20mph speed limit and a one-way system implemented as a matter of urgency, says a councillor.

A hush descended upon the city at midday, and for sixty seconds, the busy station was held in a state of contemplative sorrow.

Although we visited on a very busy and hot Saturday, it didn't detract from a most enjoyable experience.

An enraged driver has taken matters into his own hands after Just Stop Oil blocked a busy London street.

And an update ahead of the Cliftonville match said: "Today’s match is very busy and we are pleased to have met this high demand.

According to a fellow inmate, Ms. Hamedi keeps busy with yoga, meditation and running, an activity she used to do with her husband.

And Lescott believes that gap will give Cherries confidence heading into a busy month of fixtures.

A historic tavern dating back to the Tudor period is probably not what you would expect to find at the heart of a busy shopping mall.

All we have done is started on Just Eat and put something on Facebook and we’ve been really busy.

A contract would help improve working conditions at his busy Manhattan store, Palmasolis said.

Whereas the governor is busy about state affairs, the wife as usual has been busy with several of her NGO programmes.

A dad who was dragged for around 100 metres onto a busy dual carriageway during a horrifying carjacking has said he is lucky to be alive.

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Common combinations with busy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • very busy 18×
  • busy with 18×
  • is busy 12×
  • was busy 11×
  • the busy 10×
  • busy busy
  • be busy
  • busy and
  • of busy
  • are busy

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "busy" in a sentence?
An example: "And receiving the MBE in King Charles’ first Birthday Honours list comes at the end of a busy week for the family." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "busy" from real English texts.
What does "busy" mean?
Busy means: Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
What are synonyms of "busy"?
Common synonyms of "busy" include: engaged, occupied, fussy, idle, employed, diligent, up to, tied up. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "busy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "busy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word busy. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.