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mosey

[moh-zee] / ˈmoʊ zi /


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Through the diner’s large front-facing windows, we watched a cowboy mosey past on his horse, checking out the variety of vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Cows may mosey into their barns for bedtime.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 2024

There are already plenty of places in the capital where a mosey around merely needs a mouse.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2023

Don’t miss the looming Keechelus Lake Wildlife Overcrossing between milepost 61 and 62 — thousands of elk, hares, mule deer, porcupines and coyotes mosey over this animal-only bridge annually.

From Seattle Times Feb. 22, 2023

“Well, folks,” said Grandpa, taking aholt of her elbow, “I reckon we best mosey on home now. Hit’s been a long fancy day.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Ringo Starr moseys up to the restaurant at the Sunset Marquis in a spotless white cowboy hat and matching white denim jacket.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2024

Tim, an African spurred tortoise, moseys near the rabbit hutch.

From Seattle Times Sep. 8, 2023

She moseys, she circles, she lies in wait.

From New York Times Oct. 13, 2020

But whenever the season ends, tip your cap to Holtby as he moseys off the ice — and into the unknown.

From Washington Post Aug. 17, 2020

The doctor, he nods to Sam, and Sam moseys along toward the church.

From Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis

All that is to say, when Black moseyed into a Bluesky hornet’s nest about the upcoming HBO “Harry Potter” series, I honestly think he underestimated how much he’d get stung.

From Salon Apr. 2, 2026

That afternoon, I tagged along with Kaylee Aleu, 19, and Chloe Wangensteen, 21, as they moseyed around a quad filled with students and alumni who had set up camp before the game.

From Slate Oct. 30, 2024

Whether the mystery brute registered my sweaty presence or not, it soon moseyed through my semi-primitive campsite and back into the woods.

From Washington Post Dec. 9, 2021

They ambled halls, strolled stairs, marched in place, squatted, hopped or otherwise moseyed about in whatever way they found convenient, tolerable and not overly distracting or amusing to their co-workers.

From Seattle Times Sep. 8, 2021

In due course, they moseyed off into the nearby narrow roads and alleyways.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Their first crack at it, they were kind of moseying down that water.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2023

There is a good chance you know the difference between moseying and meandering.

From New York Times Dec. 22, 2023

The delegation left without further discussion, moseying back to the helipad to join the pilot, who’d never left her seat.

From Slate Dec. 16, 2023

Instead of ending his career Wednesday, White spent a full hour moseying through the media area.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2022

Passed Pryor moseying along down near the corner.

From The Crimson Sweater by Ralph Henry Barbour




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