distracted

Example Sentences

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Time and again, conflicts elsewhere have distracted them.

From The Wall Street Journal

A row of windows on either side were set too high to see out of, so we couldn’t be distracted by the world.

From Literature

A top leader urged staff not to be distracted by “side quests” as the company plans a shift of resources to coding and enterprise businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We cannot miss this moment because we are distracted by side quests,” Simo told staff last week, according to remarks reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though I tried to concentrate on Treasure Island, I was distracted by Ba flipping the pages of the ledger and scratching with his pencil at the page on the clipboard.

From Literature