Sentence examples for causing a distraction from inspiring English sources

Now he doubted that vision, and he apologized for causing a distraction.

During a postgame news conference, Waters set her phone at the back of the room to prevent it from causing a distraction.

"Carneal said that the plan was that he would start shooting, causing a distraction," a police report said, "so that the other boys could pick up their guns and go to their points".

You respond by (a) Paying for everything: "My treat" (b) Offering to split the bill: "Dutch treat" (c) Asking if he has any financial problems you should know about (d) Causing a distraction and running out before the bill arrives.

When the precocious running back Maurice Clarett told ESPN magazine that he might explore jumping to the National Football League after his freshman season, Tressel did not blame the player for causing a distraction or chide the news media for luring a young player into saying words he did not mean.

Few kids past the Peppa Pig years are much interested in watching scheduled TV; and anyway, the parents want them tucked in upstairs, so they don't come barging into the sitting room causing a distraction during a crucial plot twist in The Bridge.

A bright light can cause a distraction during crucial parts of a flight.

"Firing a high-profile person on the campaign would have certainly made news and caused a distraction," she said.

"It's clear if you put too many things on a page you're going to cause a distraction.

I don't think there'll be any distraction involving Brian: certainly, he won't be looking to cause a distraction".

The second thief waits for the victim to send a laptop through the X-ray machine, then causes a distraction while passing through the metal detector.