waylaid
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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On Friday the European Union’s pharmaceutical regulator recommended approval of Moderna’s combination flu and Covid shot, which has been waylaid by the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
The Ukrainians descended the steps, to be met with a low-key American greeting, and with their optimism, like a piece of waylaid luggage, lost somewhere en route.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
And though it’s much easier now to find books and other media taking a range of perspectives on menopause, it’s also easy to be waylaid by influencers, charlatans and factionalism.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2025
Sutherland was an early training-camp standout before a calf injury waylaid things and he was waived with an injury settlement at the cutdown to 53 before being brought back later.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
She remembered all too well how time had dragged without him, how she had shuffled about feeling waylaid, out of balance.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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