distracting

Example Sentences

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Yet I liked those distracting kids — I liked the life and the mess — and I like watching a director go full-gusto as he builds his universe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

They’re even snickering at serious moments, distracting those around them and on stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The problem, as Babb explained, was that Gamble had posed a danger to drivers by being so visibly distracting.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

This is where Howe has previously come into his own, and Hopkinson maintained "we are not distracting ourselves with speculation about what we may or may not do in the summer".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He wrote: “The opinion of an expert that texting or using a cell phone is distracting or even dangerous is nothing other than telling the jury that such activity is either negligent or criminally negligent.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel