strays
Example Sentences
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“Too often, the U.S. strays from long-term economic priorities, while China can go too far and fail to acknowledge its mistakes until it is too late. There is a happy median in there somewhere.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
When our conversation strays into this territory, he turns blunt.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
For casual listeners, there are other signs: Inconsistent drum patterns, bland lyrics, and a singer who never strays from the melody or lets rip on the final chorus.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
Jully Lee was brilliant as Hannah, the itinerant painter who turns up with her 97-year-old poet father at a Mexican seaside inn that is like a refuge for the world’s strays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Her hand strays to her eyepatch, and I suddenly feel sick.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
