waylaid
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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The casual reader may be waylaid by Mr. Klosterman’s argumentativeness and heady references.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 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
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 ● May 1, 2024
They brought word of ships waylaid for smuggling by Customs men, goods that could no longer be imported, and sundry losses.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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