meandering

Example Sentences

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Since then, the 79-year-old Republican has rarely missed an opportunity to discuss the project, frequently meandering in mid-speech on other topics to riff about the architectural details of the proposed facility.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Occasionally the wiggles get bigger and that can result in big curves in the flow - like a meandering river.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

But a handful still survive — routes that don’t carve a straight line but follow the meandering, undulating contours of the land.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Instead it sent him on empty assignments, like meandering the vacuous desert sprawl.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Of course, Aimee had no idea where to stand as the other kids started to separate themselves into two teams, meandering their way to one end of the grassy area or the other.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin