distract

"Accept that their facial expression may mean anything, and distract yourself internally from interpreting these facial expressions."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

With mounting Russian attacks on the capital, his family is in "constant stress" and he tries to distract himself by planting tomatoes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

At times Ms. Bound-Alberti’s social concerns can border on the tendentious—and distract from the strength of her argument.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“You don’t need to be all things to all people, and too often brands are chasing trends or limited-time offerings that distract their crew from focusing on what made them successful to begin with.”

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

He was going to distract it to let me reach the surface.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

It’s a shame that the infighting over “Make Believe” distracts from the merits of a book that is, in all respects, a tribute to the possibilities and promise of children’s literature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Ultimately, the fixation on Hasan Piker distracts from more substantive issues.

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

The sampling of funk and glam rock classics momentarily distracts us from the nonsensical staging choices and hopped-up gags, but only for so long.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

He added speculation about Sr Keir's leadership and constant rumours about who might replace him "distracts and detracts" from the job Labour MPs were trying to do.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

The thought of him almost distracts me from the fact that I'm about to have my first semi-private audience with the queen.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The proposal is breathtaking in its audacity, so much so that you could be forgiven for being distracted by all the elements and missing the bigger picture.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Bailey told the court it seemed Brighton was helping Mohammad with directions as to where to turn and when to turn when he "allowed himself to become distracted".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

And while his teammates could be distracted by raucous crowds and heckling fans, Pride heard nothing but silence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

He’s distracted when he decides to race a comet: “We roared and thundered along side by side, both doing our level best, because I’d never struck a comet before that could lay over me.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Boaz had been so distracted by Edelman’s snack preferences that he was certain he must have heard him wrong.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Maybe his conning can be curtailed someday, but the thought there’d ever be enough distracting chaos for a similarly lengthy follow-up is almost too much to bear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The debate has also been met with criticism from sceptics who say the focus on AI's hypothetical future risks distracting from more immediate concerns around the technology, such as its environmental impact.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Owens herself manages to do a bang-up job of distracting people from the way she doesn’t practice what she preaches.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

As I resettled into the life I had so missed, I at first tried to avoid the agitating, distracting and intrusive pull of my phone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Piper should have been focused on their quest, not distracting her friends.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan