Explore Distracted through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like insane or unhinged. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Distracted in a sentence
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Distracted meaning
- having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary)
- distraught
Synonyms of Distracted
Using Distracted
- The main meaning on this page is: having one's attention diverted; preoccupied; distrait (literary) | distraught
- Useful related words include: brainsick, distrait, insane, unhinged.
- In the example corpus, distracted often appears in combinations such as: distracted by, distracted driving, be distracted.
Context around Distracted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Distracted
- In this selection, "distracted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, briefly, intensified, wanes, driving, drivers and pedestrians stand out and add context to how "distracted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include you were distracted by the and apron and distracted him. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "distracted" sits close to words such as affidavit, impaired and marriages, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with distracted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Distracted driving is distracted driving whether in a car, truck, tractor, or combine. (13 words)
Lethal climbed to the top rope, but Sharmell distracted the ref, which distracted Lethal. (14 words)
And I think he's going to be distracted, as his political power wanes, distracted. (15 words)
Whether, towards the end, you were distracted by the arrival of these messages or whether you were distracted by the expectation of these messages arriving, I am entirely satisfied that they contributed to your loss of focus and your lack of attention. (42 words)
As someone who often needs to be at various places across Winchester, and as someone who can easily get sidetracked, distracted or diverted onto something else, I fork out the £17 top-whack parking charge numerous times each month. (39 words)
Although they failed to stop the evil X-Men, they distracted them long enough for Doctor Doom, Scarlet Witch, and the White Skull (the inverted Red Skull) to cast a spell to return everyone to their natural states. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
March is Distracted Driving/Occupant Restraint Awareness Month and police across the province will be conducting intensified distracted driving enforcement in your area.
Whether, towards the end, you were distracted by the arrival of these messages or whether you were distracted by the expectation of these messages arriving, I am entirely satisfied that they contributed to your loss of focus and your lack of attention.
Distracted driving is distracted driving whether in a car, truck, tractor, or combine.
And I think he's going to be distracted, as his political power wanes, distracted.
Employers in this industry also recognize their critical role in prioritizing strategies to prevent distracted driving among their employees and protect them from other distracted drivers on the road to ensure declines continue.
Trump’s poor handling of the protests briefly distracted us from his poor handling of the pandemic which briefly distracted us from his overall poor performance as president.
Two distracted pedestrians walking into each other are almost certainly going to do less damage to either individual, than a reckless driver colliding with one distracted pedestrian.
Lethal climbed to the top rope, but Sharmell distracted the ref, which distracted Lethal.
Man Distracted By Cellphone Rolls Vehicle, Suffers InjuriesA man who said he was distracted by his cellphone rolled his vehicle several times and suffered injuries early Tuesday morning, according to the Stearns County Sheriff.
Since Ontario distracted driving laws took effect in 2009, there have been 692 fatalities involving distracted drivers, said the OPP.
According to the driver, the vehicle started smoking, causing the them to become distracted with finding the source of the smoke.
Although the act of whilst driving itself is not illegal, motorists who are distracted behind the wheel whilst smoking could be fined £100 for careless driving with three points on their licence.
Although they failed to stop the evil X-Men, they distracted them long enough for Doctor Doom, Scarlet Witch, and the White Skull (the inverted Red Skull) to cast a spell to return everyone to their natural states.
As good as Ted's heart is, he just gets sidetracked and distracted way too often.
Asked if the online rumours about their dance partnership blossoming into something romantic has distracted them, the Italian dancer said they are too busy to focus on speculation.
As someone who often needs to be at various places across Winchester, and as someone who can easily get sidetracked, distracted or diverted onto something else, I fork out the £17 top-whack parking charge numerous times each month.
Baldwin’s attorney had previously called for Carmack-Altwies to be disqualified from the case, claiming as she was too distracted by her role as a state legislator.
Balor went up top for his finisher, but Edge climbed onto the apron and distracted him.
Billy tends to get distracted quickly, so he always needs a project to focus on or something new to get his attention.
But it was following Nigel Harman's latest performance with dance partner Katya Jones that Strictly viewers became distracted as they spotted someone who wasn't a celebrity contestant, professional dancer or Claudia herself in the 'Claudatorium'.
Common combinations with distracted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- distracted by 62×
- distracted driving 24×
- be distracted 20×
- get distracted 14×
- were distracted 10×
- distracted or 10×
- is distracted 9×
- distracted drivers 9×
- distracted from 9×
- distracted the 8×