waylaid
[ wey-leyd, wey-leyd ]
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waylay.
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How to use waylaid in a sentence
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With this Henriette retired and the next morning on her way to early church I waylaid Norah.
Mrs. Raffles | John Kendrick BangsAs Aunt Zélie was on her way upstairs that night she was waylaid in the dimly lighted hall by three ghostly figures.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley LeonardThey had been out, from the fort at Wheeling, on a scouting party, and were waylaid at a pass called the narrows.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. SchoolcraftI waylaid him privately and asked if there was anything I could get or do—a tonic, a change.
Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Supposing he had been waylaid and surrounded by black-fellows!
Queensland Cousins | Eleanor Luisa Haverfield
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