How to Use unfocused in a Sentence

unfocused

adjective

• She has lots of unfocused energy.
• Your essay seems unfocused and unclear.
• Now, the eyes that had watched her dribble around the park lolled to the left or right, unfocused.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
• But the jump scares aren’t scary, and the story is overwrought and unfocused.
  — Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2023
• Which might explain why the show came out so bland and unfocused.
  — Time, 7 Oct. 2022
• The series has been uneven, with some great highs and some unfocused lows.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022
• The first episode is a bit slow and unfocused, but after that, the characters emerge as complex, and the show takes flight.
  — oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2020
• The picture, showing a black and white dog lying in the dirt, was unfocused and taken from far away.
  — Ellen McCarthy, Washington Post, 23 June 2020
• Open and wide aromas of mint and limes, though slightly unfocused.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 July 2022
• Check out the ideas below to help your child deal with some of the most common unfocused behavior.
  — Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh, National Geographic, 9 Sep. 2020
• The judges liked the flavor of Manny’s risotto, but the texture was way off and his plating was unfocused.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2024
• The New York City streets were empty of cars, and there were so many of us walking slowly, unfocused and covered in soot.
  — Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2021
• The Warriors came out sloppy and unfocused, like a team that had no worries about sharpening things up on the road.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2023
• The end result is sprawling and often unfocused, with a reach that exceeds its grasp.
  — Kimber Myers, latimes.com, 28 June 2018
• There were initial talks that were pretty loose and unfocused.
  — CBS News, 8 July 2020
• Being tired, stressed, hangry, unfocused and even eating certain foods can cause us to overeat.
  — Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2019
• The young woman’s skin is waxen, her eyes unfocused, her posture cramped and scared, her hands inert and curled like claws.
  — Anne Boyer, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
• His hair a mess, his mind unfocused, his movements jittery, and his shirt buttoned wrong.
  — Matt Miller, Esquire, 21 Sep. 2017
• But Meyers is also doing a lot of small things to keep the show from being unfocused or overly navel-gazey.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
• The energy, at least at first, feels scattered and unfocused.
  — Ann Hornaday, Houston Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2019
• Winston stared out into space, his eyes glassy and unfocused.
  — Janice Gary, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2018
• So there were these bursts of creative energy throughout the set, but very much unfocused.
  — Mark Olsen, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2019
• The man being wheeled down the hall is sitting partially upright, eyes open and alert if a bit watery and unfocused.
  — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2017
• The filmmaking craft on display is laudable, but the story is rote and unfocused.
  — Katie Walsh, Orange County Register, 12 Jan. 2017
• Biden didn’t come across as well, looking frail and unfocused at several key points.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 June 2024
• And members of the team are all at various points in their healing, a mess that had practice unfocused Monday.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
• Nearby, about 10 people quietly rested in the AC, some of them laying on the tile floor, their eyes open but unfocused.
  — Jack Herrera, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
• There’s also the effect that not sleeping enough can have on your life, like leaving you unfocused throughout your day.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 18 Aug. 2022
• His boyfriend, Dario Hernandez, also looked lost, his gaze tear-stained and unfocused.
  — Maria Verza, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2017
• The series is a bit of a mishmash and at times, a very unfocused story that would probably have been better off with fewer episodes, or just a movie with all the excess fluff trimmed out.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024