distracting
Example Sentences
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The sets have too many doors, the scenes have a delirious number of extras and the actors yell their lines over the distracting clatter of crackling fireplaces, beeping machines and ticking clocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 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
The gift, and the parliamentary investigation into it, attracted more attention than the party would have liked in recent months, distracting from its policy announcements on immigration and welfare.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
And then, are all these added elements distracting?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Miss Preston clears her throat, distracting Miss Anderson from whatever she is about to say.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
