waylay
IPA: wˈeɪɫeɪ
verb
- (transitive) To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
- (transitive) To accost or intercept unexpectedly.
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Examples of "waylay" in Sentences
- Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash.
- They used to waylay my people and kill and eat them.
- Shortly thereafter, three hooligans waylay the coach.
- Briggs goes to the train station to waylay Aunt Penelope.
- The three brothers waylay her on the road as she leaves the state.
- An assassin named Bonthron undertook to waylay and murder Henry Gow.
- The sheriff attempts a number of dirty tricks in order to waylay Red.
- They are reputed to waylay men with their beauty and drink their blood.
- Stop grasping at straws in your desperate efforts to waylay resistance.
- With the failure of her first scheme to waylay Ordella, Brunhalt tries again.
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