sidetracked in English
he does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends
Had it possibly been sidetracked for some reason in order to allow the slower train to go past?
Use "sidetracked" in a sentence
1. They can easily be sidetracked by “desires incidental to youth.”
2. I once wanted to be a meteorologist but got sidetracked into this.
3. We really need to focus on this one issue and not get sidetracked.
4. But this was no time to complicate things by being sidetracked by Ian.
5. An ambitious author in search of the great novel is sidetracked by a career as a Croupier.
6. 15 Those who love the light will not be sidetracked by this world’s claims and goals.
7. An effort to upgrade security after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing was sidetracked by budget considerations.
8. Ruth was looking for an envelope in a drawer when she was sidetracked by some old letters.
9. (Matthew 6:22) The eye that is simple is focused on a single goal, or purpose, not being distracted or sidetracked from it.
10. It is where you cognitively decide that you are going to work towards a goal and achieve that goal without being sidetracked by “instant” distractions.
11. Putting on “the helmet of salvation” involves keeping vividly in mind the marvelous blessings ahead, not allowing ourselves to be sidetracked by the glitter and glamour of the world.
12. Croupier is an excellent picture for the narration of the private thoughts of the character overstriking everyday activities and the James Bond stylistics that form the background. An ambitious author in search of the great novel is sidetracked by a career as a Croupier.
13. You wine-sodden wretch, dog-faced, deer-hearted, not once have you dared to arm yourself for battle with your troops, or joined in an ambush with the Achaian chieftains! Song of Troy As the scene develops, this point seems completely sidetracked, from Thersites's point of view, since the Achaians ' laughter is directed at him (2.270), rather