waylay
verb (used with object)
to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
have waylaid
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present perfectof waylay.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Like Ken Griffey Jr. before him, Trout’s mid-career injury problems have waylaid a meteoric career and stalled his historic rate of production at the plate.
From Seattle Times ā May 1, 2024
Many of his charges have struggled to translate his teachings on the mound, falling into mechanical ruts that have waylaid promising seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ā Sep. 22, 2019
"I've been told that a long, long time ago the wolves from Sonfjället are supposed to have waylaid a man who had gone out to peddle his wares," began Bataki.
From The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Velma Swanston Howard
"Perhaps some of the tramps have waylaid him on the road," suggested another boy, who had been sitting very white and very quiet, in one corner of the room.
From The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean by Roy Rockwood
Who could have waylaid and murdered a man so universally popular?
From Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee by John Esten Cooke
