to distraction
Example Sentences
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Driven to distraction by his outrageous statements, they lose the capacity to focus on their own interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
“And sometimes, they can drive you to distraction because of unpredictability,” it adds.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025
Siegemund, more noted for her doubles prowess, drove Sabalenka to distraction with her slices, brilliant returning and generally slow pace of play.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
But the amount of CGI buoying this production is noticeable to distraction.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024
The stage was half the size of the Globe's, which drove us to distraction.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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