distract
verb (used with object)
to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention.
was distracting
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past progressiveof distract.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Woodall: It was distracting to say the least.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Lambrecht, 57, said she had asked Chancellor Olaf Scholz to dismiss her from office because “the media focus on my person” was distracting from policy decisions.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2023
In interviews, many experts lamented that the intense focus on a famine declaration was distracting from widespread suffering and death already taking place.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
"I told the umpire that a fan, who I now know to be Anna Palus, was distracting me during the match, believing that she was drunk," Kyrgios said.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2022
“With my hand. While I was distracting you.”
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
