distract
verb (used with object)
to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention.
were 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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Writing in Quilette, Dr. Sally Satel declared that "indoctrinologists" were distracting medical professionals from their rightful purpose.
From Fox News ● Dec. 29, 2021
Asked about events that moved online during lockdown, younger people were more likely to say captions helped them understand what was going on, whereas more older people said they were distracting.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2021
Some of the video clips, like the Los Angeles street scenes played above “Tiny Dancer,” were distracting, while in “Rocket Man,” images of Earth seen from space were just right.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2018
A few hours later, Thune was asked whether the president’s remarks were distracting the effort to coordinate a unified message with his fellow Republicans.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2017
The Speckled Sussex were distracting me, huddled at one end and clucking.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
