waylay

Charlize Theron is appropriately enchanting as Calypso, whose charms waylay and confuse Odysseus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Barkin said that the Fed will need to "walk a fine line" as it navigates between doing too much and doing too little, and that regardless any external shock has the potential to waylay policy.

From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2023

Those carriers argue that additional long-distance flights at Reagan National would cause passenger delays and might even waylay the F.A.A.’s reauthorization.

From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2023

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is worried that the COVID-19 crisis might waylay his plans to increase the military budget.

From Slate ● May 5, 2020

For me, there was no real element of surprise in this ruthless truth, and so it didn’t waylay me.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

But unlike in the past, Byrne’s new movie never waylays you with a surprise narrative wrinkle or unexpected thematic depth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

He follows aging pesh merga on their former patrols and waylays Christian and Yazidi pilgrims.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022

But if anything waylays Dany, I doubt it will be a pretty boy.

From Slate ● May 20, 2013

Which waylays his own quest for redemption as he's forced to face his victims.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2011

So she waylays each bin with a single gloved hand.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Passengers left stranded by an hours-long air traffic control issue at UK airports have told the BBC of nightmare delays, chaotic scenes and waylaid holiday plans.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The casual reader may be waylaid by Mr. Klosterman’s argumentativeness and heady references.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

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

The marauding orcs had been waylaid and almost all destroyed; the remnant had fled westward towards the mountains, and were being pursued.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Flu has also forced concert cancellations in recent months, waylaying performances by Christina Aguilera and the rock band KISS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2024

Her first project is to get the rights to a fabulous Australian wine by waylaying a female vintner at her winery and B&B.

From New York Times ● May 18, 2022

At a 2006 banquet, Sejnowski publicly pressed Minsky on whether people were right to demonize him for waylaying neural nets.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2018

After Wallace came Michael Moore, who became expert at waylaying the unexpecting in unexpected places.

From Slate ● May 26, 2010

“I’ve sailed these waters for centuries, waylaying any demigods foolish enough to explore the Mare Nostrum. This is 'my territory now. And all you have is mine.”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan