sidetracked

Example Sentences

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But Ravichandran sees a chance that satellite companies get sidetracked and develop products aimed at deep-pocketed defense customers at the expense of other opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The U.S. economy got sidetracked in February by tariff-related price increases, sluggish sales and the previous month’s Winter Storm Fern, but top executives were also more optimistic that business will improve later in the year.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

Ellis says this narrative plays out in the film - Folarin works so much that he becomes "neglectful and sidetracked".

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

This, of course, means he can also get easily sidetracked, but it’s “one of the beauties of making music on your own.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

It didn’t matter who thought of it as long as Ton-Ton didn’t get sidetracked.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer