wander

Delivery can wander toward $60 before tip with insulting ease.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

When the power cuts out after dark in Vientiane, families wander outside to avoid the stifling heat indoors, using cell phones to light their way.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

The sight of the Williams sisters back on court together at the US Open - possibly for the final time - commanded ultimate respect from a chatty crowd known to let their attention wander.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Arrive early for an aperitif at the bar and to wander the art-filled interiors and mazelike gardens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Penelope had taken any number of excursions with the children in which she had warned them not wander off, but this time she knew that she was the one most likely to get lost.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Chip falls in with a troupe of street performers, evades the police, juggles along the Seine and eventually wanders into a smoky bar, where Penelope is strumming her guitar.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

And, occasionally, she wanders into daydreams that Hayakawa presents so matter-of-factly that viewers may sometimes be unsure if what they’re seeing is actually happening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

As she makes haste to finish her shopping, a young man wanders past clutching a small glass bottle of a green spread.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Baba wanders into the kitchen and taps me on the head.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Sullivan looks like he wandered into the Union lineup from a school field trip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Hammond is ebullience and warmth personified but her co-presenter, the erstwhile Mighty Boosh comedian Fielding, still looks a bit lost, as if he has wandered in from the wrong set.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Gudrun Schumann, 72, a retired physician who wandered past the rally, said she understood the AfD appeals to voters angry over mounting problems with healthcare, education and the cost of living.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Being drafted, making it to the majors, winning championships, those were just dreams 20 years ago this month, when they both wandered into the communal activities room between All-American Classic obligations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

“Nanuq must have wandered into Boomer Bear’s yard, and he’s telling him to get off his lawn,” said Owen.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

“Are we wandering aimlessly or do we have a destination?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

And, with the museum’s dim lighting, dated technology and underutilized areas, it can feel at times as if one is wandering in a past-its-prime shopping mall or in the forgotten corner of an airport terminal.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

This network seems to engage with our self-referential thinking and autobiographical memory—the sorts of things we think about when we are at rest, our minds wandering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Mornings at Dollywood were spent wandering the now-relocated bald eagle sanctuary and crafting village, afternoons were spent riding black bears, coasters and log flumes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

‘You have to mix, meet children your own age. You need people to see you as part of the family. Try to fit in. Don’t go off wandering too far, any of you.’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler