How to Use distracted in a Sentence

distracted

adjective

• If you're feeling distracted, take a break.
• This was a task in and of itself: the man seemed distracted.
  — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
• For those of us who like to get off the roads and away from distracted drivers, a paved trail is the way to go.
  — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2019
• The lampposts in front of the entrance lent the road only a distracted sort of light.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2021
• Even Jolie, in her too-brief role, seems a bit distracted.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2021
• The distracted tone of her delivery drains any force from the threat.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 June 2021
• Most of the movie’s tableaus—like the one featuring the distracted waiter—are one-offs.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Apr. 2021
• That show is what has been keeping us all blind and distracted.
  — Rhonda Garelick, The Cut, 26 Mar. 2018
• But the threat of a distracted Musk may be even more worrisome.
  — Matt Durot, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• For those looking to avoid distracted drivers, the best bet is deep in the Rocky Mountains.
  — Kyle Stock, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2018
• This is seen as a Band-Aid for distracted driving, though.
  — John D. Stoll, WSJ, 26 June 2018
• The key to this gaslighting reprobate is that the group has become distracted.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 July 2022
• When someone feels hazy, tired and distracted, it’s called brain fog.
  — Emily Mendenhall, Scientific American, 12 May 2023
• Today, in contrast, the world is distracted and silent.
  — Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
• The vast, verdant lawn is now an expanse of dirt, Ba too tired and distracted to maintain it.
  — Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
• The most distracted drivers tend to be members of Gen Z, according to the study.
  — William Gavin, Quartz, 20 June 2024
• Johnson offered a choice: Play out the rest of the season or regroup when their hearts and minds weren’t so distracted.
  — Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2019
• Yes, phones in cars are bad, as is any other form of distracted driving.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2020
• Also that year, a distracted driver ran off the road to avoid workers about 100 feet from the crossing.
  — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
• The flights can also be voice-controlled by the (distracted) driver.
  — Carlton Reid, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
• Nicholas then performs the song as Agatha skulks through the distracted audience.
  — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
• Now imagine distracted drivers in monster trucks on high-speed roads in the dark.
  — Emily Badger, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2023
• As the movie goes on, the plot becomes as distracted as my Labrador retriever on squirrel watch.
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
• Burkhardt cops to usually being a distracted driver, but not tonight, with Chubb in the car.
  — Jenny Vrentas, SI.com, 1 May 2018
• In the last few years, though, the data on distracted driving has gotten better.
  — Vox Staff, Vox, 13 May 2024
• McWilliams ordered the suspect, Mytrez Woolen, 21, to lay on the floor, but the pastor became distracted while talking to his wife, who was with him at the church, Smith said.
  — NBC News, 4 Jan. 2021
• Teenagers comprised the largest group of distracted drivers.
  — Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Jan. 2018
• Gill said the bill is part of a trend toward addressing gaps in distracted driving gaps laws.
  — Mary Stroka, Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2021
• Grant’s students have partnered with the Anthony Phoenix Branca Foundation to spread awareness about the dangers of distracted driving.
  — Reggie Grant, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
• In that tragedy, an unlicensed 16-year-old boy was behind the wheel and either fell asleep or became distracted, according to investigators.
  — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Jan 2025