He gazed at the stars, lost in thought.

Meaning: This sentence describes a person looking at the stars and being so absorbed in their thoughts that they seem to forget their surroundings.

Choice of Words: Gazed means to look steadily and intently at something, stars are the bright points of light in the night sky, lost means unable to find one's way or direction, and thought is the process of thinking about something. Together, they create a picture of someone deeply contemplating while looking at the stars.

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