But the dangling tassels on some of the headdresses proved distracting.

Such flaws prove distracting in a work of this scope.

The effect is not so much overlapping as entangled rather than enhancing, and it can prove distracting to some, though perhaps illuminating to others.

Although she continued to act after her marriage, the demands of family life proved distracting.

While the volume was low, the television screens proved distracting.

But the Bush administration sought to delay any investigation, saying it could prove distracting in the early weeks of the fight against terrorism.

Unfortunately, the onstage activity proved fatally distracting both when the production was fresh and when it returned in the 1981-82 season.

I quite enjoy them really, although they can prove distracting while waiting at red traffic lights.

On the other hand, too many readouts could prove distracting to the driver.

Her habit of rolling chords proved periodically distracting.