distract
verb (used with object)
to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention.
have been distracting
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present perfect progressiveof distract.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The scattershot nature of “25 | 250: A Celebration of American Art” at Schoelkopf Gallery might have been distracting if so many of the works here weren’t so damn good.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
If so, what else might it have been distracting me from, all these years?
From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2023
Some reporters in New York speculate Ms Giuffre was not called because her prominence would have been distracting - or that Maxwell's lawyers would have latched on to alleged inconsistencies in her media accounts.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2021
I think if he had done that, it would have been distracting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2019
I have been distracting my burthened senses over theological works; but my head is in no condition to comprehend them.
From The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Fanny Burney
