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verb

distract

CEFR B2

draw someone's attention away from something

In a sentence

Six example sentences with distract, each labelled with its topic.

  • Send one teammate wide to distract the guards while the rest of the squad slips through the side corridor.

    Gaming

  • Crowds behind the basket wave giant foam sheets to distract a shooter standing at the free throw line.

    Basketball

  • A phone face down on the desk distracts most people, because part of the mind keeps waiting for it to buzz.

    Psychology

  • A loud subplot about the neighbors distracts from the main story, and the film loses its way for twenty minutes.

    Movies

  • Do not let the phone distract you while the caramel darkens, since it burns in the span of one message.

    Cooking

  • The defense tried to distract the jury with a timeline dispute, hoping they would forget the fingerprint evidence.

    Law

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