sidetracked
Example Sentences
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Don’t get sidetracked by products that you don’t fully understand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 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
"I suppose you don't want to get overly emotional and make it too big a thing and get sidetracked from the main objective," Doris said of the legendary trio's home swansong.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
“I wanted to ask you something, but you sidetracked me,” he chuckled.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
