Sentence examples for distracted state from inspiring English sources

When we live in a culture that actively encourages distraction, what do when we want to counteract our culturally distracted state with a little bump and grind?

At first, Kournikova's mother had appeared to be the enabler for her daughter's distracted state.

While Karolyi did not publicly criticize the less impassioned Hill, the distracted state of the team was visible.

When given feedback on their distracted state, drivers looked at the in-vehicle display less frequently regardless of where feedback was displayed in the vehicle.

Regarding memes, though I did notice in my distracted state that the dancers occasionally invaded one another's designated areas, I could not track any patterns.

The result is an edgy, distracted state of worry that undermines the pleasure of whatever we're doing: what if we could be doing something better?

What's more, the researchers were able to create focused and distracted states by manipulating neural interactions.

Ms. Anderson, the governor's spokeswoman, said Tuesday that "the need for Senate hearings on this issue is unfounded and serves only to distract state government from the people's business, that must move forward".

Two Democrats kept their seats in the Wisconsin State Senate on Tuesday, drawing an end to an unprecedented series of recall elections that had distracted the state all summer.

But her detractors at the Capitol complain that she has been distracted from state business both by continued efforts to position herself nationally and by the tabloid-tilted aspects of her new prominence.

Birders all suffer from ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) in the field, and fraternizing with their ilk encourages you to emulate this seemingly distracted mind state.