distract
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Definition of distract
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distract
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Synonyms: Verb
abstract, call off, detract, divert, throw off
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Examples of distract in a Sentence
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You sneak into his room while I distract him. He was distracted from his studies. The students are easily distracted, especially when they're tired. I was distracted by a loud noise. The local story distracted attention from news of the war overseas.
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Meanwhile, a gamer playing League of Legends was banned for 3 days for sharing spoilers as a way to distract their opponents. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "Teachers Are Threatening Students with "Avengers: Endgame" Spoilers To Get Them To Behave In Class and I’m Outraged," 3 May 2019 My family was going bananas, and I got really caught up and really distracted. — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "The Stars Of Eighth Grade Relive Their Middle School Horror Stories," 13 July 2018 Motor vehicle deaths in Georgia jumped by about one-third between 2014 and 2016, and authorities have largely attributed that spike to distracted driving. — Tyler Estep, ajc, "State reminds distracted driving violators: Warnings won’t last forever," 11 July 2018 The Capital Gazette reports that Winters, a 20-year newspaper veteran, had previously taken an active shooter training class in which she was taught that distracting the shooter can save lives. — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, "Capital Gazette: Slain reporter charged shooter with trash can, saved lives," 9 July 2018 Aw Shucks Becca is completely emotionally drained and is distracted on her date with Leo. — Melissa Locker, Time, "The Bachelorette Recap: Everybody Hates Chris," 4 July 2018 Kris Jenner's pillowy shoulder pads nearly distract from the realization that there's a painting of a much older version of her in someone's Calabasas attic. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "Who Wore the Biggest Shoulders at the 2019 Met Gala? An Investigation," 7 May 2019 Such groups routinely burn tires, flash laser lights and detonate explosives near the fence at night to distract soldiers and disturb residents of nearby Israeli communities. — Fares Akram, The Seattle Times, "Gaza officials say Palestinian man killed by Israeli troops," 30 Mar. 2019 Georgia’s new distracted driving law is now in full effect — and drivers may already have a handle on hands-free driving. — Tyler Estep, ajc, "Georgia hands-free driving law: How are drivers doing on Workday 1?," 3 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'distract.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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