How to Use "Busy" with Example Sentences

busy (adj): having many things to do; doing something

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Used with verbs:

"You look busy."
(look, seem, be: are/is/am)

"She tries to keep busy."
(keep, stay, remain)

"She got busy once her children went back to school."
(got, became)

Used with adverbs:

"I am very busy today."
(very, extremely, fairly, awfully, incredibly, terribly, a little, slightly, a bit)

"Today was an unusually busy day."
(unusually, especially, exceptionally, particularly)