sidetrack
verb (used with or without object)
to move or distract from the main subject or course.
sidetracks
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pluralof sidetrack.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof sidetrack (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
sidetrackverb (used with or without object)to move or distract from the main subject or course.
Example Sentences
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He wants them amped up for when he faces jeopardy in criminal trials or if something sidetracks his nomination.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2023
“I hate spending energy and time on this kind of stuff because I feel like it sidetracks us,” state Sen. Shane Morigeau, a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, said Thursday.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
If the virus surges again, “it can’t be the kind of thing that sidetracks the country,” said Andy Slavitt, who served as a senior adviser on the response before stepping down last year.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2022
"I don't think upward movement in interest rates alone is going to be the catalyst that sidetracks the M&A market," said Morgan Stanley's Miles.
From Reuters ● Dec. 20, 2021
He wanted to ignore it, to go his own way apart, like a casual pilgrim down the forsaken sidetracks.
From England, My England by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
