sidetracked

Example Sentences

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The appellate judges, sidetracked by the AI issue, never touched on that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

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

It’s worth reflecting that there is more to governing than legislating, and even powerful governments can get sidetracked.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

He did not want to be sidetracked again, and only grudgingly made his way back through the snow toward her.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling