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saunter

[sawn-ter, sahn-] / ˈsɔn tər, ˈsɑn- /




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In the morning—before my aching knee and bulging blisters relegated my saunter to a limp—a 32-mile walk around Manhattan sounded like a good way to spend the first Saturday in May.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

I’ve felt my heart stop, swearing I caught a glimpse of my long-dead cat saunter by, out of the corner of my eye.

From Salon Oct. 31, 2025

The 37-year-old former England scrum-half turned provider at the end of the first half, a lovely delayed pass allowing Dombrandt to saunter in for the third try.

From BBC Dec. 14, 2024

When the cows have eaten through one plot, he yanks up a few stakes and lowers the wire, and the animals saunter into the new area.

From Seattle Times Aug. 18, 2023

After Mr. Levy explains the lab, I saunter back to a lab table, where Jace is waiting, as if I couldn’t care less that we are partners.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

An older Black woman saunters down Western, low and slow, holding a watermelon and mango cup in one hand and her cane in the other.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

Jane saunters back and forth, bobbing up and down, and gives guests a quizzical, skeptical look.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 16, 2023

Even as the harmony develops and mutates, Stewart saunters along, his bass keeping the song in a steady rhythmic pocket.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2023

Depp saunters away from the tree, in the direction of another.

From Washington Post Nov. 9, 2022

Rápido saunters off toward his den near the trail leading into the desert.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Days before plundering Borel’s wine cellar, the two are believed to have sauntered into Huso, a Michelin-starred Tribeca restaurant that has been celebrated for its collection of bottles, according to a law-enforcement official.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

The Knicks led by as many as 52 points at one stage in the fourth quarter as they sauntered to victory thanks to a blistering 26-point cameo off the bench from Jose Alvarado.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

He surprised not just the audience, but also fellow “Grease” alumni as he sauntered on stage in his character’s signature pompadour and leather jacket.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2025

Dressed in a striking pink and green sari, she sauntered through the bassy grooves of recent singles Pass The Salt and Carmen, coming across like a latter-day Amy Winehouse.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2025

He sauntered down the street with his light dancer’s step whistling “My Sweetheart’s the Man in the Moon.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Sure, no one is stopping anyone from sauntering into their local grocery store dressed to the nines in faux fur and pumps.

From Salon Nov. 9, 2025

Lorde was first up, sauntering onto the Woodsies' stage on Friday morning, playing her just-released album Virgin to an eager crowd of fans.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2025

He was sauntering ahead of a burly woman who appeared more familial than sexual.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2024

She let out a grunt and charged, running right up to Bruiser, who was sauntering by.

From Seattle Times Jul. 7, 2023

I move to sit on the bleachers before I realize the beach girls are sauntering this way again.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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