sidetrack
verb (used with or without object)
to move or distract from the main subject or course.
were sidetracking
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past progressiveof sidetrack.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Harmon was on the back end of the range early Sunday morning at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif., for an emergency session with Phil Mickelson, whose errant tee balls were sidetracking his 2010 debut.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 2, 2010
As student and teacher, Dr. Fosdick soon discovered that a great many people were sidetracking Christianity.
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