walkabout

Example Sentences

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Bird droppings landed on the back of the King's jacket during a walkabout in Newcastle, with him making light of it saying: "At least it didn't land on my head."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Kruglov had worked as a fiber optics cable installer in New York, but a little over a year ago, he left the city to embark on a walkabout.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

The route: Sip your morning coffee as you watch some of the best surfing along the 200-mile SoCal Coast walkabout, with experts farther out catching waves up to 10 to 15 feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

MLS claimed that the creature’s 2-minute, 41-second walkabout broke a league record for on-pitch animal freedom.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Several weeks later, while Duane was on a walkabout, he met Sun Girl and the Pack in a stretch of flat, empty land.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el