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

Their try-outs had to be made for the most part on sidetracks and freight switches, some miles outside Hendrickton, where the invention would not be in the way of regular traffic.

From Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]