distracted

Example Sentences

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For a team with everything to play for, the Kings looked distracted and disinterested.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Maybe we need a 3D-animated remake of “Dr. Strangelove” to convince today’s distracted generations that nuclear bombs are not an aesthetic.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Maybe we need a 3D-animated remake of “Dr. Strangelove” to convince today’s distracted generations that nuclear bombs are not an aesthetic.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

US officials on Tuesday played down speculation that distracted air traffic controllers might have contributed to a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Meanwhile she’d been knocking it out of the park, a fact that I probably would have noticed if I hadn’t been so distracted by my desire to see her fail.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin