Sentence examples for instead of distracting from from inspiring English sources

Its departure from the standard egg crate, instead of distracting from concentration, invites lingering.

The interactions are placed with a storyteller's touch, so they generally serve the narrative instead of distracting from it.

There was a ripple of laughter at the reference to knitting, but instead of distracting from the pathos, the humor heightened it.

Semigran called it "one of Lea Michele's strongest outings all season", while Benigno said "this is one of those rare times her balls-to-the-walls delivery works with the arrangement instead of distracting from it" and gave it an "A".

The beading detail on the skirt was echoed on her tank, but since the top is a neutral color it accented instead of distracted from the look.

Instead of distracting us from it, the music acknowledges the despair so many of us have been feeling and we don't feel alone anymore.

You should focus on a professional and original work that showcases the work, instead of distracting the viewer from it.

He's not, of course, and so braised daikon supports, instead of distracts from, the ocean trout; a dusting of tea and a flick of vinegar enhance a couple of smoked scampi instead of coming to blows with them; and the foie gras enclosed in raw sea scallops enriches and even intensifies the Pacific in them.

Instead of distracted anchormen calling tallies from boring desks, the hyperhappy host, Ryan Seacrest, could crow in a tieless tux about how fabulous voter turnout was.

And here's something which I thought was an excellent idea: instead of getting distracted from the tutorial to look at them straightaway, you can add these interesting-looking sites to a 'links basket' (just like the shopping basket you'd use when you're buying those CDs online) to unpack when you've finished.

Instead, it completely distracts from the experience.