distractingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The result is a memoir that is poignant without being distractingly ornate.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
Employing a stagy New York accent, and saddled with a distractingly unfortunate blond wig, Ms. McCann delivers a long, discursive monologue both boastful and aggressively flirtatious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The heist piece is straightforward, but at times the fallout distractingly jumbles the puzzle.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025
The net run-rate situation was a constant theme, possibly distractingly so for the hosts, and Afghanistan almost pulled off a real upset.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2022
Light flickered around her, and her eyes were so distractingly beautiful I hardly noticed the stallion-sized sea horse she was riding.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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