sidetrack
verb (used with or without object)
to move or distract from the main subject or course.
sidetracking
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present participleof sidetrack.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Attention then lurched to another hot-button environmental issue — the world’s largest dam removal on the Elwha River — further sidetracking efforts to extend wilderness areas.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
Arano was a standout prospect for the Philadelphia Phillies, thrived in 60 appearances in 2018, then hurt his elbow in April 2019, sidetracking his career.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2022
“People did it for me,” he says before sidetracking into bafflement over what GIF means.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2020
At one point he laments his sidetracking by drawing pictures of the plot line as strands of loops, switchbacks, and squiggles.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2016
We can keep Garret from sidetracking Moon Flight when a raid comes over.
From A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. by Rutherford George Montgomery
