wander from

Example Sentences

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She’s a representation of all of the world’s random evils, coming and going at will and popping up just when you’ve let your mind wander from the worst possible outcome.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025

After what would end in a 4-1 Brazil win, he admitted that the effort was all planned - devised after spotting that European goalkeepers had a tendency to wander from their line.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2022

He can deliver set-piece speeches well, especially when he restrains his urge to wander from the text.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2021

In asking about a state’s authority over natural resources within its borders, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wondered about capturing wild herds of burros that might wander from one state to another.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2021

Any ambiguity, any tendency to wander from the matter at hand, will introduce grave hazards for the cells, and even more for the host in which they live.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas