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Example sentences for distraction

Here you can find a large assortment of example sentences for the word distraction, or in other words sentences that can help you learn how to use distraction in a sentence. Learning how to use a word in a sentences can be very helpful, for example when it comes to learning how to use the word in a sentence, in which context the word can be used as well as to learn the true meaning of the word "distraction". In addition, we also show how different variations of distraction can be used, the variations for which we also have example sentences are distraction—a. If you click on the variation of distraction that you are interested in, you will be taken to the list of example sentences for that particular form.

Distraction in a sentence

Here below you will find several sentences that illustrate how to use the word distraction in a sentence.


  1. That would be enough to drive anyone to distraction.


  2. Summer 1949 brought an unwanted distraction for Robinson.


  3. The children use the distraction to sneak off of the base to freedom.


  4. Henry lost the match by countout after Christian engineered a distraction.


  5. He suffered from seasickness and considered ships a distraction from flying airplanes.


  6. Seeking distraction from an unhappy match, she spent her time socialising and gambling.


  7. Former Scalia clerk Ed Whelan called this "a smear and a distraction." Professor John O.


  8. Parents will perform distraction displays to lure predators away from the nest and young.


  9. Sedin felt remaining on the bench would have been a further distraction and chose to leave.


  10. The "flames" were to be raised above the sightlines of drivers to avoid causing a distraction.


  11. The crime was a major distraction for personnel stationed at Fairchild for some time afterwards.


  12. This led to a match between the two at Slammiversary which Styles won after a distraction by Karen.


  13. Police used the unplanned distraction to fire at the gunman, which injured him and led to his arrest.


  14. Another distraction during the streak was his wife's pregnancy and his son's childbirth complications.


  15. Moreno denied any accusations and said that Salazar's decision was a distraction from national issues.


  16. He took a tailored degree program with mostly one-on-one lectures to avoid being a distraction on campus.


  17. This distraction nearly cost the Broncos the game against the Jets, as the Broncos played a very poor game.


  18. A gull will sometimes stand on the pelican's head, peck it to distraction, and grab a fish from the open bill.


  19. However, Scott breaks up with Buffy shortly before "Homecoming" because he is tired of her constant distraction.


  20. This custom was prohibited, it being said that it only invited disorder and the distraction of religious devotion.


  21. Cornelia uses the distraction to tell Dale, Jack and the unknown man that she thinks the money is still in the room.


  22. Task Force C consisted of four HDMLs, whose job was to operate as a distraction on the western flank of the invasion.


  23. Sitting birds may stay on the eggs even when approached closely, attack the intruder, or feign injury as a distraction.


  24. Moreau sent Desaix to the Danube's north bank on 10 September, but Charles ignored this threat as the distraction it was.


  25. Working with little distraction, the artist completed the painting in eight months; the project as a whole took 18 months.


  26. His whimsical nature is frequently a distraction for him, though it occasionally leads to an unexpected break in the case.


  27. The Flood-infested In Amber Clad crashes into the city, and Cortana realizes that the Gravemind used them as a distraction.


  28. Despite this distraction, Bizet revised his opinions of Wagner's music, which he had previously dismissed as merely eccentric.


  29. Playford was known for his lack of funding for education, regarding it as a distraction from the industrialisation of the state.


  30. He played Jimmy Hands, an incompetent bank robber who masterminds an escape from a prison by staging a musical as a distraction.


  31. Confusion aboard Tiger led the captain to believe he was to fire on Seydlitz, which left Moltke able to fire without distraction.


  32. In the ensuing duel, Optimus kills Attinger to save Cade, but the distraction allows Lockdown to pin Optimus down with his sword.


  33. The distraction allowed Jericho to take advantage and pin Triple H to win the title, though Hebner visibly called a fast pinfall.


  34. He was frustrated by the continuing controversy, considering the squabble a distraction from the goal of advancing the Olympic movement.


  35. To Johnson, African-American suffrage was a delay and a distraction; it had always been a state responsibility to decide who should vote.


  36. However, confusion aboard Tiger led the captain to believe he was to fire on Seydlitz, which left Moltke able to fire without distraction.


  37. Despite the distraction of learning that her brother Tom had died fighting in Burma, she finished the book and, in September, went to Paris.


  38. Once they have been seen by a predator, they commonly try to escape but can also use distraction with an ink cloud ejected from the ink sac.


  39. The Yankees did not play as well during and after the distraction of the Pine Tar Game, and fell further behind the division-leading Orioles.


  40. The government attempted to use the scandal as a popular distraction, aiming to deflect attention from the strikes and other industrial action.


  41. Sabretooth and Horror Show sacrifice themselves to provide a distraction whilst Kid Nightcrawler teleports a group of people through the portal.


  42. Due to distraction from his neighbours on the Balkan frontier, Manuel was kept from his main objective, the subjugation of the Normans of Sicily.


  43. XX Bomber Command staff wanted to cancel the mission, which they viewed as a distraction from the main effort against the Japanese steel industry.


  44. Under the Jennisons, the main priorities for Belle Vue were the zoological and botanical gardens; amusements were provided merely as a distraction.


  45. He believed that in the end, "Stalin's desire to crush Hitler quickly and decisively without distraction from the Finnish sideshow" concluded the war.


  46. On the August 10 episode of Raw, Benjamin defeated United States Champion Apollo Crews in a non-title match following a distraction by MVP and Lashley.


  47. Ain't It Cool News founder Harry Knowles felt Bay's style conflicted with Spielberg's, arguing the military story only served as a distraction from Sam.


  48. The Rangers under Prince made their way to the main gate and stopped about 700 yards (640 m) from the camp to wait for nightfall and the aircraft distraction.


  49. Kennedy suggests that government anger was mainly directed at what they considered a distraction from the official 50th anniversary celebrations of the Rising.


  50. Marc Mero, who had dropped the WWF Intercontinental Championship to Helmsley, blocked Helmsley's path, but the distraction was enough to cause Goldust to be counted out.


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Distraction—a in a sentence

Distraction—a is a variation of distraction, below you can find example sentences for distraction—a.


  1. There were ribbons of peony hedges and drifts of daffodils in season, marigolds to distraction—a butterfly utopia".


Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Dickinson

Synonyms for distraction

Another way to better understand how a word can be used is to examine what synonyms it has, and how these synonyms can be used. For example, the word distraction has the following synonyms: beguilement, and misdirection.

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General information about "distraction" example sentences

The example sentences for the word distraction that we present on this web site, stems from different official sources. For example one of our sources are articles on Wikipedia that are classified as at least Good articles. But we also use news articles, books and other generic texts to gather example sentences of how the word "distraction" can be used in a sentence. To the right of every sentence you will find a link out arrow that sends you to the source of the sentence, where you can access the full text and context for the presented example sentence. This can be useful because some words can sometimes be difficult to understand with only a sentence for context, whereas the full article or text can help you gain insight on how to use the word "distraction".