distracting

Example Sentences

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The goal is to make the tinnitus less distracting.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The gleam of a cellphone or a car’s headlights also can throw off the courtship ritual by distracting the bugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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

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

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Benji couldn’t imagine anyone doing work in here—too distracting.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty