Sentence examples for frivolous distraction from inspiring English sources

But was it true that love could easily be turned into a form of sport or frivolous distraction?

If you really need some sort of frivolous distraction, these (inn) keepers of Orwell's flame may allow you a dart board.

Burt Odelson, a longtime Chicago election lawyer, joined the effort on Friday to push Rahm Emanuel off the February ballot for mayor, even as Mr. Emanuel's supporters say the challenges are a frivolous distraction.

It's a nice, frivolous distraction.

Indeed, there's a narrative that sees these as big, important issues (which they are) and dismisses questions of gender equality as a frivolous distraction.

The London Film Review gave the film a B and said "Nolan's film is a reminder that superheroes aren't merely a frivolous distraction, but an embodiment of our best selves".

Some dismiss custom-built bikes like the ones in "Bespoke" as frivolous distractions from the serious business of establishing bicycles as alternatives to cars.

The portrayal of an endless, inconsolable afternoon is a tricky thing, and some of the directors' choices feel too much like the frivolous distractions in which Cléo seeks refuge.

You spend so long wasting precious mental energy on frivolous distractions – such as what to wear or what to eat – that you stop being able to do your job properly.

As Black expresses in her artist statement: "Our lives are also filled with mundane moments, small pleasures, and frivolous distractions".

The current charges against ACORN are frivolous distractions from what is a massive and threatening GOP campaign to distort the popular vote in key battleground states to provide camouflage for claiming some sort of 'victory' over Barack Obama and Joe Biden on the 5th of November in the Electoral College.