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Example Sentences

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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

As he ambled toward the woods, West yelled “Hey bear, get out of here bear, go!” and fired powder balls from a paintball gun at him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

The environment they lived in was covered by a warm, shallow lagoon and the dinosaurs left their prints as they ambled across the mud.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

Coraline ambled across the meadow toward the old tennis court, dangling and swinging the black key on its piece of string as she walked.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman