waylaid

Example Sentences

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McLean, a 32-year-old data analyst in Chicago, was monitoring his wife’s scheduled United flight to New York on a hunch it would be waylaid by the shutdown and a coming snowstorm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

The Ukrainians descended the steps, to be met with a low-key American greeting, and with their optimism, like a piece of waylaid luggage, lost somewhere en route.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

And though it’s much easier now to find books and other media taking a range of perspectives on menopause, it’s also easy to be waylaid by influencers, charlatans and factionalism.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2025

She’s particularly focused on underfunded schools in the Altadena area where fire damage has waylaid rebuilding efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025

Many observers were waylaid by war, sickness, or shipwreck.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson