How to Use busyness in a Sentence

busyness

noun
  • Ahh, the thru-hike, where the busyness of life and the bureaucracy of existence fall away into complete freedom.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 7 July 2024
  • This guy is a good model for young ones as well as a reminder for parents who may have lost some enthusiasm for daily life amidst the busyness of adulthood.
    Amanda Rock, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Maybe the busyness of the week will create more buzz on the show.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Don't let these moments get buried in the busyness of the week.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The city stress and the busyness of our lives began wicking away.
    Melanie D.g. Kaplan, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • My home screen remind me of Times Square with lots of full-color icons and a lot of busyness.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 11 July 2023
  • The shelter house itself was little used, despite the busyness of the rest of the complex.
    Jo Caird, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2021
  • In a life of busyness and ambushes on our attention, dog walks air out the brain.
    John Dickerson, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Exploring the world, there’s a sense of busyness as ants go back and forth and players follow the flow of creatures.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Yet, amid the busyness, the Time Out serves as a structured and intentional pause for the team to focus on the big picture.
    Alain Hunkins, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The busyness of work and motherhood has meant that her self-care routine has taken a hit.
    Bethany Heitman, Health.com, 8 Feb. 2022
  • To use the feature, search for a station in Google Maps or tap on the station on the map to see the departure board and busyness data.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Newborns are changing every day, a fact that can be lost in the busyness of, well, making it through each day.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2022
  • The quiet cul-de-sac, the feeling that you’re removed from the busyness of the city but are just minutes away, and the steep hills built for long walks were too much to give up.
    Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Besides filling your brain and body with more cleansing oxygen, breaks give you a chance to calm yourself from the busyness of the day.
    Edward Segal, Forbes, 7 June 2021
  • This could even include missing the urge to go due to distraction or busyness during the day.
    Suzanne Finkel, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The fashion community is less than a week out from the busyness of New York Fashion Week.
    Cierra Black, Essence, 5 Feb. 2024
  • That busyness, however, raised more than a few of our judges’ hackles.
    Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Despite the volume of tourists, many visitors aren’t letting the busyness stop them.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The busyness clued me in to the city’s discernable excitement for new dining options.
    Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2023
  • This is, at least in terms of busyness and personal space, how a functional mass-transit system ought to look.
    Curbed, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Regardless, Jenner and Scott made sure Stormi felt the love on her birthday in spite of any new baby busyness.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The church president encouraged them to continue to do that, even as busyness picks up again.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021
  • For over a century, writers and thinkers have reminded us of the importance of empty hours, free of work and busyness.
    John Patrick Leary, The New Republic, 6 Aug. 2021
  • After all, in a world often characterized by busyness and lack of downtime, who wouldn't want to try and sleep better?
    Diletta De Cristofaro, The Week, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Don’t let the busyness of the holiday season prevent you from slowing down and connecting.
    The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Noise level: Truly depends on busyness — the small space feels mellow during down times, but hectic amid a rush.
    Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 1 July 2024
  • Solitude in beautiful surroundings will give you a welcome relief from the busyness of life around you.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
  • Snow days are the opposite of obligated busyness, when nothing can get done, when the world looks beautiful and that’s enough.
    Helena Fitzgerald, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Without the brilliance and the chatter of the day, the competing noises, the busyness and the hurry, my little plot is a deeper level of quiet, maybe even more peaceful.
    Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023

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