How to Use distracted in a Sentence

distracted

adjective

• If you're feeling distracted, take a break.
• That show is what has been keeping us all blind and distracted.
  — Rhonda Garelick, The Cut, 26 Mar. 2018
• Spielberg might not have lost his touch, but mass audiences might also be too distracted to notice.
  — Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2018
• There are a lot of factors, like an increase in distracted driving, speeding and the (larger) size of vehicles.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
• But the report also suggests that places that go after distracted driving are also saving people’s lives.
  — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2018
• Britain and Ireland are too distracted to give enough attention to Belfast, which looks like the child in an acrimonious divorce.
  — The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
• With fewer boats on the water and people walking along the edge of the lake, Medicus said fish are less distracted and jumpy and are more likely to swim to the top of the water or near its edge.
  — Kate Magill, Columbia Flier, 6 Apr. 2018
• Since joining in October, Figueroa said he’s more attentive in class and can write essays without getting distracted.
  — Avalon R. Zoppo, Philly.com, 31 Mar. 2018
• A few cups of Get Smart turns off the volume on my distracted internal monologue by taking the opposite approach of coffee or energy drinks.
  — Claire Margine, Bon Appetit, 2 Apr. 2018
• Tyson seems dazed and distracted, preoccupied with the sight of blood on his sleeve; Bodhi threatens to dissolve his partnership with Dwight and quit the business entirely.
  — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
• 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
• This is seen as a Band-Aid for distracted driving, though.
  — John D. Stoll, WSJ, 26 June 2018
• 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
• Nicholas then performs the song as Agatha skulks through the distracted audience.
  — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Oct. 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
• Burkhardt cops to usually being a distracted driver, but not tonight, with Chubb in the car.
  — Jenny Vrentas, SI.com, 1 May 2018

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024