Explore Distracts through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Distracts meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of distract
Using Distracts
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of distract
- In the example corpus, distracts often appears in combinations such as: distracts from, distracts the, that distracts.
Context around Distracts
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Distracts
- In this selection, "distracts" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, edwards, valhalla, sterling, people, drew and himself stand out and add context to how "distracts" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 50 who distracts himself from and actually wantonly distracts people of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "distracts" sits close to words such as absa, absconding and accretion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with distracts
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Zelina has it won but Dominik distracts the referee! (9 words)
Stundog Millionaire hits Fletcher but Strong distracts Cassidy on top. (10 words)
It actually wantonly distracts people of goodwill from remembering the Shoa. (11 words)
Back in the ring Valhalla distracts Drew, allowing Erik to hit a slam then he sets Drew up for Ivar to hit the second rope Worlds Strongest Slam only for Sheamus to dive in and break up the pin. (39 words)
Greer won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for his novel “,” about a less-than-successful gay writer approaching 50 who distracts himself from heartbreak by embarking on a ramshackle, comedic literary tour around the globe. (35 words)
Such floods of nonsense are not so much harmful in themselves as they are a massive time suck that distracts us all, individually and collectively, from really important matters in our families, communities and nations. (35 words)
Briscoe climbs the ropes, Sterling distracts but Rocky Romero gets involved…and Hologram dives to take out Sterling! (18 words)
Zelina has it won but Dominik distracts the referee! (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
Back in the ring and he attacks PCO with a knee as Edwards distracts him, but PCo flattens King and hits a diving headbutt.
Back in the ring Valhalla distracts Drew, allowing Erik to hit a slam then he sets Drew up for Ivar to hit the second rope Worlds Strongest Slam only for Sheamus to dive in and break up the pin.
Greer won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for his novel “,” about a less-than-successful gay writer approaching 50 who distracts himself from heartbreak by embarking on a ramshackle, comedic literary tour around the globe.
However, for the Christian, we are realizing that social politics has become a confusing puppet show that distracts us from what God is saying.
It also distracts voters from more intractable concerns like gun violence, school funding, inflation, and unemployment, he said.
Such floods of nonsense are not so much harmful in themselves as they are a massive time suck that distracts us all, individually and collectively, from really important matters in our families, communities and nations.
This constant focus on re-election often distracts from the pressing issues of governance facing the nation.
Woo calls back to Weersethakul by getting the viewer to accept that these mysterious events just happen and wanting to know “how” distracts viewers from the story’s heart.
Briscoe climbs the ropes, Sterling distracts but Rocky Romero gets involved…and Hologram dives to take out Sterling!
Emily says that it’s this process of recalling all the details that lulls her to sleep because it ‘distracts her thinking’ and calms her ‘busy mind’.
It actually wantonly distracts people of goodwill from remembering the Shoa.
Stundog Millionaire hits Fletcher but Strong distracts Cassidy on top.
That distracts people from the good things going on," Greg Haas said.
The 'Forrest Gump' co-stars reunite for the boundary-pushing director's latest high-concept experiment, in which appalling de-aging technology distracts from what matters.
Zelina has it won but Dominik distracts the referee!
Alexa fends off interference from Bayley, Bayley distracts referee Dan Engler (doing the ol’ Terry Funk empty arena “MY EYE!”, which is great) while Asuka gets a cheap shot in, lungblower.
But the fact that it’s a surprise appearance by Damon distracts from this shocking revelation.
Even a series of simple poses, she said, can be powerful, partly because it "distracts the mind from whatever was bothering it," and also because of the movement itself.
Haru and Daisuke head to the villa and, while Haru distracts the security guards with the help of a weapon-filled pack, Suzue and Daisuke infiltrate the Third Laboratory.
Many consider the television as a deceptive device that distracts us from important responsibilities and now the cellphone has become even more addicting.
Common combinations with distracts
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- distracts from 17×
- distracts the 15×
- that distracts 6×
- distracts him 4×
- distracts us 4×
- it distracts 4×
- distracts her 3×
- distracts people 3×
- this distracts 3×
- and distracts 3×