Sentences with phrase «attempt at distraction»

Ignoring my attempt at distraction, he reached for the neon yell ball again.

Feigning surprise and seeking to blame the Seneca Nation for understanding and following the Compact to the letter is nothing more than an attempt at distraction from the truth,» he said.

This focus on people willingly selling themselves into slavery is a blatant attempt at distraction.

I came past the man with the newspaper again, whom the surrounding sights, sounds and smells were nothing more than feeble attempts at distractions.

I shall ignore the troll for the reason you state and, anyway, all his / her / its / their posts are attempts at distraction from reasoned argument.

Not exact matches

They played out a 2 - 2 draw at Carrow Road against Norwich at the first attempt and now have the distraction of this replay in a busy month for them because of the the EFL Cup semi finals.

While a fun distraction and an admirable attempt at resurrecting a once - popular subgenre, overall it's nothing special.

Berman and Pulcini also attempt to find some kind of cultural relevance to the story by weaving in real - life events from NYC's upheaval at the time, but they mostly come off as distractions since the film doesn't really dive deep into any of these issues.

Most of the famous faces are little more than cameos, and so you will have to spend more time with Coop's (Michael Showalter) failed attempts at romance (with Lake Bell) than anybody wants to, but there are so many distractions from the «plot» of «First Day of Camp,» that the piece rarely drags.

You may come away liking that aspect, or think it proves too much of a distraction, and yet, you have to admire the attempt at artistic license within the parameters of a typical summer blockbuster.