distract

Example Sentences

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Who’s really the one trying to distract the people from his failures?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 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

Don’t let these comments distract you from securing a consistent paycheck.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

Ironically, because the shows are on her phone, she says there is no other device to distract her.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Searching for a way to distract me, Theo sits back down and points to the stack of files on the floor.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse