distracted

Example Sentences

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Each of those stages is one more opportunity for the user to get distracted and for things to fall apart.

From The Wall Street Journal

The other half will be too distracted to notice.

From Los Angeles Times

She had already been in four at-fault crashes, three of which involved her being distracted by her phone, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety.

From Los Angeles Times

"He always appeared positive and constructive," she said, "but during my time dancing with him he experienced relationship difficulties, breaking off an engagement and feeling alone. I saw him tearful and distracted at times."

From BBC

At first no one notices them—everyone is distracted by the bounce house, frisbee tossing, and the country singer crooning about the good ol’ USA.

From Literature