Sentence examples for distracting from inspiring English sources

'distracting' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when referring to something that takes away one's focus or attention. For example, "The loud noise was very distracting and prevented me from concentrating on my work."

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distracting

verb

Present participle of distract

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It could easily be distracting but they've managed to put that to one side and focus on the job.

For them, the slogan becomes just another liberal subterfuge, distracting from the "real" crises: I'm a conservative, I admire and trust my wife and daughters, therefore Benghazi.

Still, Harms insists that none of this is distracting the caddies from their primary jobs.

A: No. They're too distracting on the page.

The wildlife here is so intense and unpredictable that it constantly jolts me awake, distracting attention from my aching muscles, dry mouth and sluggish shadow.

Even if it comes after 12 years, three intergenerational reports – and one very distracting mining boom that both major parties hoped was a structural change, but that ultimately wasn't.

Games officials have denied the row is distracting from the competition.

While the creation of the Green Climate Fund to administer parts of the funding has important symbolic value, it is in danger of distracting from the most important issue.

"It's pretty distracting for me, if I'm honest," a frustrated Moxon said on Wednesday after Yorkshire had wrapped up a 305-run victory against Hampshire.

With benefit cuts putting pressure on local government, and reorganisation distracting the NHS, as well as the cumulative effect of year-on-year reductions in spending, plus this summer's spending review, the next phase of change is just beginning.

Libin hopes that the current generation of smartwatches will be the first mainstream technology products that help their owners "reconnect and focus", and praises Apple's work on the sound and haptics in its first-generation model – and specifically its attempt to get someone's attention without distracting them.

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