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wander

[won-der] / ˈwɒn dər /




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Over 260 former working elephants wander through teak plantations, trumpeting as they bathe in lakes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

“You can wander as far as your car,” I’d explain.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Guests were free to wander in as Bakker and his wife taped their new show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Apple stores struggled until the release of the iPod music player, which made even Windows users curious enough to wander inside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

We wander down a side street until I notice a jet-black tent with a faded sign out front.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Inspired by Christopher Nolan’s new film, the streaming service presents a collection of cinematic journeys, though it sometimes wanders far from the Homeric source.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

“Spirited Away” is a story of a girl, Chihiro, who wanders with her parents into a magical realm and ends up getting stuck there when her mother and father transform into pigs.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

As she makes haste to finish her shopping, a young man wanders past clutching a small glass bottle of a green spread.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

I'm thinking about Blue—always Blue—because really, my mind only wanders in one direction.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

She noted that tourists and security footage showed the dog had not wandered beyond a roughly two-mile stretch of the Canyon Village area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Sullivan looks like he wandered into the Union lineup from a school field trip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Hammond is ebullience and warmth personified but her co-presenter, the erstwhile Mighty Boosh comedian Fielding, still looks a bit lost, as if he has wandered in from the wrong set.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Twelve years later, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wandered directly into the bit.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

They wandered along the roads in twos and threes.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Harried passengers stared at their phones, calm but annoyed, wandering the airport terminal without clear direction.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

I prefer wandering a local market, imagining what I might make for dinner.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

England began their wandering winter with a sloppy loss to Pakistan in the one-day tri-series in Rawalpindi.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

As the song played, people from neighboring studios, including hip-hop producers and other musicians, began wandering in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

I see three boys skateboarding, a pick-up truck idling a few spaces over, and a handful of road trippers wandering into McDonald’s for a bathroom break.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller


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