Waylaying example sentences

Related (9): ambush, intercept, accost, beset, surprise, assail, pounce, bushwhack, waylay

way·lay

verb

waylaying (present participle)

  - stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way:

Synonyms

ambush, attack, assail, rob, trap, entrap, mug, accost, detain, intercept, importune, buttonhole

"Waylaying" Example Sentences

1. He was charged with waylaying and robbing a coach.
2. The police suspected him of waylaying and robbing a businessman.
3. He was accused of waylaying and stealing from a merchant.
4. She was arrested for waylaying and mugging a tourist.
5. He was convicted of waylaying and assaulting a passerby.
6. He was found guilty of waylaying and mugging a pedestrian.
7. He was arrested for waylaying and stealing from a store.
8. The police charged him with waylaying and robbing a driver.
9. He was tried for waylaying and attacking a traveler.
10. He was taken into custody for waylaying and mugging a bicyclist.
11. He was charged with waylaying and stealing from a deliveryman.
12. He was apprehended for waylaying and robbing a cyclist.
13. He was suspected of waylaying and assaulting a jogger.
14. He was accused of waylaying and robbing a shopkeeper.
15. He was arrested for waylaying and stealing from a vendor.
16. The police suspected him of waylaying and attacking a motorist.
17. He was tried for waylaying and mugging a hitchhiker.
18. He was taken into custody for waylaying and stealing from a courier.
19. He was apprehended for waylaying and mugging a pedestrian.
20. He was charged with waylaying and attacking a deliveryman.

Common Phases

Lurking in the shadows; Plotting an ambush; Springing the trap; Making a getaway.

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