| Some of these notes are so enthralling that the reader can easily be sidetracked from the main text. |
| I get sidetracked by minor distractions all the time, but if I really want something, I'll keep the goal in sight and eventually get there. |
| Even recent approaches by the US were rebuffed or sidetracked by the Indonesian government. |
| The trio is sidetracked on their journey when Julie spots garishly painted roadside billboards for a freak show and insists they check it out. |
| He spends most of the novel being interrupted by everyone and having his conversations sidetracked and cut short. |
| This suggests that the postponers intend to work, but somehow get sidetracked. |
