- present participle of distract.
distracting
Example Sentences
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Distracting and hard to hear the actual reporter and interview.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2022
Distracting from social justice causes isn’t the only concern for players.
From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2020
Distracting differences in scholars’ backgrounds, or defects in their style, would be averaged out across the literature.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2017
Distracting efforts in this region will serve the most dangerous enemy, which is Daesh.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2015
Distracting his attention from the exit, I moved nearer to it.
From Edgar Saltus: The Man by Saltus, Marie