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Sidetracked

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: To distract someone from their main focus or divert from the original course of action.

Example sentence: She was sidetracked by the sudden noise and forgot what she was about to say.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Having been diverted or distracted from a main focus or task.

Example sentence: The sidetracked children spent the whole afternoon exploring the forest instead of doing their homework.

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: A deviation or distraction from the main topic or goal.

Example sentence: The long discussion about politics was just a sidetrack from the main purpose of the meeting.