distract

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

These can detect when drivers are distracted, if you’re hard braking and rapidly accelerating or if you’re often driving late at night — all things which signal to insurance companies that you might be a liability.

From MarketWatch

Slight variations can be enough to put you off the scent because they distract you for a few moments, which is all it takes to achieve their aim.

From MarketWatch

“He’s trying to distract us from the big stories of last week, which were the Epstein files and then the economy,” she said.

From Salon

This included making sure "you don't get distracted when you're cooking" and "take pans off the heat, or turn the heat down, if you need to leave the kitchen".

From BBC

They were busy, distracted, packing for a trip on Epstein’s plane.

From The Wall Street Journal