Example Sentences

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After Monday’s win over Bay FC, Angel City coach Alexander Straus said the uncertainty over Thompson’s future with the team has been distracting.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

“All this talk about the league and about money has been distracting to our players, our partners and most importantly our fans,” Monahan said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2022

Douala, the rowdy and dysfunctional French-speaking economic capital where I live and work, has been distracting.

From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2020

Kanye told the estimated 16,000 parishioners in attendance alongside Osteen, “I know that God has been calling me for a long time and the devil has been distracting me for a long time.”

From Fox News • Dec. 25, 2019

Instead of answering them, he added, Sidewalk has been distracting people with new prototypes, such as raincoats for buildings.

From Washington Post • May 5, 2019