Sentence examples for distract under from inspiring English sources

The Smurfs, then, spools along without drama with enough noise and neon to distract under eights for an hour and a half.

Several colleagues have said that one of Chief Justice Brock's daughters had been found to have cancer just before the Thayer incident, and he could well have been distracted and under unusual stress.

Why does this rich and powerful team so often play selfishly and distracted, particularly under pressure?

He seemed to be either very distracted or under the influence of something more potent than the IPAs we were drinking.

The incumbent, whether guilty or innocent of the charges, is distracted and under a cloud, and surely unable to carry the flag firmly and high for Ward 5 while he plans his defense.

It is an attempt by certain political quarters to distract from the real issues under the guise of concern.

To find her, he must hide from the monsters under cover or distract them with noise, and solve puzzles that require moving obstacles or finding keys.

Then rather than letting the group continue to sit and chat, she should get some lively games or activities under way to distract them.

There is a sense that Macheda has found fame less easy to deal with than others at Old Trafford and Ferguson has suggested that he and Welbeck might have been "distracted" by their respective under-21 call ups.

Or to hire a steel band to distract passers-by while you limbo under the turnstile.

"If nothing else, it may distract them from kicking each other under the table," I said.