distracted

Example Sentences

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“This causes people to be distracted by the manic-depressive nature of the stock instead of creating great products.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In fact, if Leo is too distracted to pay attention to her, that seems great to me.

From Literature

"We lost our focus because we got a little too distracted on efficiency and technology, and lost, I think, our focus on experience, customer and connection," he said.

From BBC

She trains them to stand stock-still when a judge inspects them nose to tail, or trot in a circle without getting distracted by the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We know that unlike human drivers, automated vehicles don't get tired, don't get distracted and don't drive under the influence," she said.

From BBC