How to Use distracted in a Sentence

distracted

adjective

• If you're feeling distracted, take a break.
• This was a task in and of itself: the man seemed distracted.
  — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
• For those of us who like to get off the roads and away from distracted drivers, a paved trail is the way to go.
  — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2019
• The lampposts in front of the entrance lent the road only a distracted sort of light.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2021
• Even Jolie, in her too-brief role, seems a bit distracted.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2021
• The distracted tone of her delivery drains any force from the threat.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 June 2021
• Most of the movie’s tableaus—like the one featuring the distracted waiter—are one-offs.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Apr. 2021
• But the threat of a distracted Musk may be even more worrisome.
  — Matt Durot, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• The key to this gaslighting reprobate is that the group has become distracted.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 July 2022
• When someone feels hazy, tired and distracted, it’s called brain fog.
  — Emily Mendenhall, Scientific American, 12 May 2023
• Today, in contrast, the world is distracted and silent.
  — Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
• The vast, verdant lawn is now an expanse of dirt, Ba too tired and distracted to maintain it.
  — Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
• The most distracted drivers tend to be members of Gen Z, according to the study.
  — William Gavin, Quartz, 20 June 2024
• Johnson offered a choice: Play out the rest of the season or regroup when their hearts and minds weren’t so distracted.
  — Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2019
• Yes, phones in cars are bad, as is any other form of distracted driving.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2020
• The flights can also be voice-controlled by the (distracted) driver.
  — Carlton Reid, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
• Now imagine distracted drivers in monster trucks on high-speed roads in the dark.
  — Emily Badger, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
• As the movie goes on, the plot becomes as distracted as my Labrador retriever on squirrel watch.
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
• In the last few years, though, the data on distracted driving has gotten better.
  — Vox Staff, Vox, 13 May 2024
• McWilliams ordered the suspect, Mytrez Woolen, 21, to lay on the floor, but the pastor became distracted while talking to his wife, who was with him at the church, Smith said.
  — NBC News, 4 Jan. 2021
• Gill said the bill is part of a trend toward addressing gaps in distracted driving gaps laws.
  — Mary Stroka, Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2021
• Among the items: — A crackdown on distracted and impaired drivers.
  — David Koenig, The Seattle Times, 4 Feb. 2019
• Argote hopes that drivers underneath the bridge won’t be too distracted by the strange sight.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
• These are all part of street-level crime trends designed to prey on distracted victims to grab a purse, phone or wallet and take off.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2023
• While Dalton Schultz and his value to the franchise is the topic du jour for the Cowboys, don’t become distracted.
  — Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2022
• But for distracted shoppers buying two weeks’ worth of groceries with kids in tow … well, less of a godsend.
  — Christine Kilpatrick, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
• Wood said the purpose of the bill is to prevent accidents and save lives that could be lost because of distracted drivers.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 22 Mar. 2023
• Police cited the man for distracted driving and for DUS.
  — cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
• In a world where people are distracted and detached, leaders who are fully present with others in the moment engender trust.
  — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
• Smartphones offer the ability to talk, text, and scroll at all times, often resulting in distracted driving.
  — Mason Leib, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024