meander

Example Sentences

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This month’s Rafale deal is symptomatic of the historic Indian tendency to meander on defense modernization, Sameer Lalwani, an expert on the Indian military at the German Marshall Fund, says in a phone interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Over the green hills, we meander beyond Happy Valley to find Repulse Bay.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

Yet it was during this meander that his writing made a steep drop into seeing, feeling, connecting, plunging toward transcendence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

It’s like a river that once flowed relatively straight has begun to meander more wildly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

“Do you never study your grammar lessons? And no, we are not out for a meander, though I do recognize that from last week’s vocabulary drill.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan