“I wonder if it's going to snow,” she said 'distractedly'. [='absentmindedly']
The local story 'distracted attention from' news of the war overseas.
The students are easily 'distracted', especially when they're tired.
(..) Yes, I Royal Promise. Now I must cloister myself in the lab and finish the equation to my decorpsinator serum. You keep the candy folk distracted and ignorant. Can you do that? Yes, Your Highness. Good. Don't tell anyone about the zombies. Never ever. No, wait... (..)2010 TvShow: Adventure Time Title: Slumber Party Panic Season: 1 Episode 1