distracted

Example Sentences

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“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 The Wall Street Journal

On the bus ride home, Jonah made sure he and Chip didn’t get too distracted.

From Literature

Few of King’s staff supported the effort, worrying that the strike — and the planned Poor People’s Campaign in Washington — distracted from the main goal of attaining voting and political rights for Black Americans.

From Los Angeles Times

Then again, it’s all too easy to be distracted from the desultory happenings on stage.

From The Wall Street Journal