distract
Example Sentences
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Generally, it’s really easy to get distracted given the diversity and convenience modern-day life offers.
From Los Angeles Times
He said in-built satnavs tended to be lower down the dashboard in the centre of the car, so people "might take their eyes off the road and look downwards" which could be "highly distracting".
From BBC
Such suffering, however, did not distract him from his vocation.
“You’re not distracted, because it doesn’t do anything else,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
Wind speeds are higher up in the sky, and investment bankers are often distracted by whistling gales that blow against the tower.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
