How do you use Preoccupation in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like occupancy or occupation, plus the exact meaning.
Preoccupation meaning
- The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
- The act of occupying something before someone else.
Synonyms of Preoccupation
Using Preoccupation
- The main meaning on this page is: The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment. | The act of occupying something before someone else.
- Useful related words include: preoccupancy, taking possession, occupancy, occupation.
- In the example corpus, preoccupation often appears in combinations such as: preoccupation with, his preoccupation, preoccupation of.
Context around Preoccupation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Preoccupation
- In this selection, "preoccupation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, constant, sensitive, stop and say stand out and add context to how "preoccupation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a constant preoccupation and a major preoccupation with health. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "preoccupation" sits close to words such as abbie, abort and adf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with preoccupation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Traffic jams were a preoccupation of over half the respondents. (10 words)
Has preoccupation with Exxon Oil Contract unwittingly squeezed out constitutional reform from centerstage? (13 words)
Halting that vicious circle appears to be the preoccupation of Chinese policymakers at the moment. (15 words)
Does he simply not understand that a vote for Stein is essentially a vote for former President Trump, and the extent to which society’s preoccupation with guns and gun violence would flourish under another Trump administration? (37 words)
Before we even get a chance to present our product or service, we need to help our prospect overcome their preoccupation with the millions of things going on in their lives before we ever came along. (36 words)
The murder of 21-year-old Grace Millane on a Tinder date in New Zealand infuriates her, along with the media’s preoccupation with Millane having gone home alone with a stranger. (32 words)
Has preoccupation with Exxon Oil Contract unwittingly squeezed out constitutional reform from centerstage? (13 words)
Does he simply not understand that a vote for Stein is essentially a vote for former President Trump, and the extent to which society’s preoccupation with guns and gun violence would flourish under another Trump administration? (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
A week-long build-up that dominates every waking moment, with the upcoming excursion into “enemy territory” proving a constant preoccupation.
Before we even get a chance to present our product or service, we need to help our prospect overcome their preoccupation with the millions of things going on in their lives before we ever came along.
Besides a heartfelt and sensitive preoccupation with sanitary pads, the oncoming world of boys looms large among Margaret and her friends.
Dealing with water is a daily, bothersome, and non-stop preoccupation, say the residents of Masafer Yatta.
Every Texan I know has what you might call “grid anxiety,” a low-humming preoccupation with electricity that emerged after brutal winter storms kneecapped the state’s in February 2021.
Halting that vicious circle appears to be the preoccupation of Chinese policymakers at the moment.
Has preoccupation with Exxon Oil Contract unwittingly squeezed out constitutional reform from centerstage?
Traffic jams were a preoccupation of over half the respondents.
Africa’s future depends on principled classical liberalism—nothing less A dose of realism could also end the elite’s singular preoccupation with climate.
Does he simply not understand that a vote for Stein is essentially a vote for former President Trump, and the extent to which society’s preoccupation with guns and gun violence would flourish under another Trump administration?
However, Mollah has already communicated to the Central agency about his inability to be present for interrogation because of his preoccupation with the ongoing Lok Sabha polls in the state.
Last month, the court rejected an earlier request to delay Netanyahu’s testimony for 10 weeks due to his preoccupation with the current wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
The murder of 21-year-old Grace Millane on a Tinder date in New Zealand infuriates her, along with the media’s preoccupation with Millane having gone home alone with a stranger.
The West's preoccupation with other global conflicts could make this approach even more viable for China.
Third, a greater occurrence of mental health issues, which is often coupled with an increased preoccupation with social media, may have kept students at home.
Trump was obsessed with his critics, and his preoccupation with political pugilism sometimes distracted him from the task at hand.
What the code says is a major preoccupation with health and safety people and inspectors (both government, UL, electrical, etc).
As fascinated by accountancy as he was with aesthetics, by the Seventies, diversification – not fashion design – became Cardin’s preoccupation.
As stated in our Manifesto, our One Million Jobs in four years, Edwuma Pa, Job Creation Plan will be the predominant preoccupation of the next NDC Government.
Due to his preoccupation, the executive engineer reached the circuit house at 7.30 pm.
Common combinations with preoccupation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- preoccupation with 60×
- his preoccupation 7×
- preoccupation of 6×
- and preoccupation 6×
- the preoccupation 4×
- their preoccupation 3×
- preoccupation and 3×
- preoccupation is 3×
- major preoccupation 2×
- central preoccupation 2×