amble
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An amble through the neighborhood showcases a variety of places, often packed with locals, tourists, cabbies and third-shift workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Their split-second choice to amble over to the former consolidated the prediction that Mexico will emerge as the winner of the highly anticipated match on June 11.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
Civilian gawkers amble up the road, snapping photos with the accumulating floral tributes.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
Described as a thriving neighbourhood, Canton was rated for its selection of shops and cafes "which are well worth the amble out of town".
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
As I amble back, I wonder if Mrs. Strawberry knows what Alice is up to.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara is chatting away in traditional Wassoulou clothes, while Johnny Marr ambles past in an equally traditional Mancunian parka.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
And when Mitch leaves the building and ambles out into the New York City streets, it looks as though their number won’t happen.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026
In automatic mode, the car ambles down the boulevard, murmuring, simmering and keeping its immensity hidden from polite society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
A painted version of her beloved cat Oliver ambles along the wall toward her.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023
Finch is in front, and I pay more attention to the shine of his hair and the way he ambles, loose-jointed and fluid, than I do to the scenery.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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Four days after the council vote, Leslie Ridings and Horton of the residents association stood outside the fenced off lot as two men with the group Vincor Construction ambled about driving stakes into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Matt James, the leading man on Season 25 of “The Bachelor,” ambled around with his mother in a T-shirt that read, “Raw Milk Club.”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
As I ambled past groups doing yoga and vacationing families lounging on the grass, pain started to radiate through my ankles and up my shinbones before settling uncomfortably in my hips.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
On a recent morning, Mike, a charismatic, middle-aged chimp, ambled along the savannah floor, baobab fruit dangling by a stem from his mouth -- a snack for later -- as Sadiakhou watched.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
The star witness was the committee’s chief investigator, who told of having ambled up to the Rad Lab’s hillside perimeter with a flashlight.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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But The Guardian described it, external as a "slow and ambling show" that "moved with all the urgency of the recently tranquillised".
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
He was known for regularly ambling by and commandeering these tour groups to show off whatever latest project he had going or demonstrate the precise and persnickety method he’d perfected for planting a tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
This turn has directly benefited Dokoupil, who was previously ambling around the network’s morning show before getting tapped as its evening leading man.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2026
On a recent visit, Shelton walked the humble grounds and began painting a picture of what could be, with his 154-pound Bernese Mountain Dog, Bodhi, ambling amiably by his side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
Then he said, “It shall be done, master,” and turned his ambling palfrey against the stream of newcomers.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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