distracting

Example Sentences

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One of the others is the Brick, that little piece of plastic that has exactly one job—to make my phone stop working in distracting ways—and executes it to perfection.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

Yet I liked those distracting kids — I liked the life and the mess — and I like watching a director go full-gusto as he builds his universe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The problem, as Babb explained, was that Gamble had posed a danger to drivers by being so visibly distracting.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

“We don't want anything too distracting to pull your eye away,” Gemmill says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Just then another man tugged at his arm distracting him.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals