The noise immediately distracted them as they moved toward the origin of it to investigate.

No loud noise would really distract the calm nerves of a slan.

The noise distracted Ian from the fire, drawing his attention to the story again.

If our sense of hearing were but a thousand times quicker than it is, how would a perpetual noise distract us.

She began to protest, when a noise coming from outside the door distracted me.

Just as if, Cendri thought, the noise of a barking dog had distracted her.

A noise distracted him, and he looked up, across the yard.

Instead of letting outside noises distract them, they learn to calm themselves down.

A sudden noise distracted him, and the red dot wavered.

A faint noise from behind the bulkhead distracted him, and he looked up with the quill still in his hand.