sidetracked
Example Sentences
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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’s a shame he got sidetracked into action-hero franchises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
On the way he gets sidetracked into Canada and becomes involved with a bunch of draft dodgers; at the end he goes back to his wife and they renew their vows in a hippie ceremony.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
