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
• In the midst of this domestic stress, Fang Di keeps Tian Tian safe and distracted.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
• 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
• It was also found that Texas is the eighth-worst state for distracted driving, per a study from Bader Law.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
• And if a three-game suspension isn’t a wakeup call, then Harvey is too distracted to hear the alarm.
  — Ken Rosenthal, SI.com, 8 May 2017
• 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
• And if you're distracted and miss the target, your local and state taxes will be increased by a factor of 10.
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2017
• 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
• In nine distracted volumes, Tristram never manages to narrate his life.
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 22 Mar 2025