How to Use busyness in a Sentence

busyness

noun
Definition of busynessnext
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The message is that the product is authentically organic, but it gets lost in the busyness of the commercial.
    — Mae Anderson, Star Tribune, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Choose one main focal flower, like a Calla Lily or an Anthurium, which are striking flowers that stand well on their own, and won't interfere or get lost with the busyness of the dress.
    — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 8 Feb. 2023
  • When the pandemic hit, that busyness receded, as did many friendships.
    — Lisa Selin Davis, CNN, 5 Oct. 2020
  • To reduce driver distraction and busyness, all of the car's switchgear is placed on the steering wheel, with vital signs reflected on a single OLED display screen.
    — Car and Driver, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Contrasting with the light airiness of upstairs, this basement bar is designed to provide a warm, welcoming sanctuary away from the busyness of the streets above.
    — Lauren Jade Hill, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • There are many reasons why Americans feel unable to or resist taking time off, but one is that, for years, busyness has been viewed as a status symbol.
    — Time, 15 June 2023

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