distract
Example Sentences
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Its narrative offers few character sketches, jumps around in time and digresses into subjects that distract more than they enlighten.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Sometimes the blustery weather can distract play, as a takeaway food bag blowing onto the main stadium court during Grigor Dimitrov’s first-round victory against Terence Atmane did on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
Brook's drop of Sanju Samson should not distract from a definite improvement in fielding during this tournament, under the eyes of rehired fielding coach Carl Hopkinson.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Don’t let these comments distract you from securing a consistent paycheck.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
Sara from cooking club glares as if she’s saying, How dare you distract me from my studies?
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.