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waylay

verb

ˈwā-ˌlā

as in to ambush

to lie in wait for and attack by surprise a lonely stretch of highway along which unsuspecting tourists are often waylaid by gangs

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Recent Examples of waylay Making matters worse, the strike paused waylaid the majority of the plane models making up Boeing’s order backlog. —

Melvin Backman, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024 Rocky Horror is based on a horror template stretching at least back to 1932’s The Old Dark House: a couple of waylaid, straitlaced travelers end up taking shelter in a house full of freaks. —

Fran Tirado, Them, 15 Oct. 2024 Some experts have cited railroad monopolization as a primary reason electrification efforts keep getting waylaid. —

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 Aug. 2024 The classic is about Michael, an Irish sailor (Welles), who rescues Elsa (Hayworth) when her coach gets waylaid in Central Park and falls for her. —

Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for waylay