distracting
Example Sentences
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Maybe his conning can be curtailed someday, but the thought there’d ever be enough distracting chaos for a similarly lengthy follow-up is almost too much to bear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
They did at least scramble a half point despite loud music being played by an on-course DJ clearly distracting Woad and Noh as they lined up their final putts.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Owens herself manages to do a bang-up job of distracting people from the way she doesn’t practice what she preaches.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
These were almost as distracting as the dancing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Only the previous day, Hermione had told him off for distracting Ginny when she ought to be working hard for her examinations.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
