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Example sentences for: distract

How can you use “distract” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

This is a useful way to distract the reader's attention from gaps in logic and evidence, just as curry and spices were once used to make bad meat palatable.
4) This is another attempt to distract attention from the bombing of Yugoslavia.
There are, believe it or not, four separate scenarios suggesting that Clinton may use a war abroad to distract attention from his war at home.
Taniguchi, acclaimed for his sleek Tokyo buildings, plans to use unassuming materials--glass, aluminum, and black slate--which critics say won't distract from nearby masterpieces by Cesar Pelli and Philip Johnson.
He's engaging in military action to distract himself from his lack of sexual activity.