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Example sentences for: distracted

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

Indifferent to Yeltsin's latest pick and distracted by upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, the Duma rubber-stamped the appointment.
Navigating through brightly colored racks of Tommy Hilfiger gear and a bold display of Timberland boots, I had been distracted by a drab blot to the right of the aisle.
Current versions of the 747 seat between 272 and 386 passengers, depending on configuration and how much the pilot is distracted by pathetic whimpering akin to that of caged animals.
However, the ease of quantifying that single source of error has distracted researchers from the many other, often larger, errors in any estimated quantity.
Yes, the intelligence agencies and the national security staffs are too readily distracted by the current crisis, whatever it is, but the dailies are also too crisis-oriented in their coverage.