distracting

Example Sentences

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The goal is to make the tinnitus less distracting.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

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

“I was like, wow, it’s getting to the point where not taking away wrinkles is as distracting as if I got a weird pull or lift or whatever,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 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

He was just distracting me while he retied the ropes to secure them in place.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri