astray

Example Sentences

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They likely are wasting their time: the data these early birds obtain don’t provide an advantage — and may actually lead them astray.

From MarketWatch

“Let me hold that book, if you please. It belongs to Lord Fredrick, and I do not want it going astray again.”

From Literature

If not for Old Timothy leading the hounds astray until she and the children had nearly reached the house, they would have been at the mercy of Lord Fredrick’s wild shots.

From Literature

Nearly 250 years later, as we continue to debate what the Founders intended, we may find at times that we’ve been led astray by legend, hornswoggled by hand-me-down history.

From Los Angeles Times

While Atencio had once dreamed of being a journalist, his work as an animator had led him astray of a writer’s path.

From Los Angeles Times