wander

“You can wander as far as your car,” I’d explain.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

When his roommates left their dorm each morning, Ma would wander Beijing, sitting in parks and looking at stray cats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The seas around New Zealand are populated with multiple species of seals, who do occasionally wander ashore.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

It’s somewhat of an idyllic place where the seashore is lined with wooden houses; sheep graze along the grassy cliffsides and residents wander around the shops in bathrobes and clogs, right after their morning swims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

“You’re going to let him wander the desert alone?” his dad asked.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

"So when a child wanders into a school and into the library and sees his name or perhaps sees his photograph on a book, it can be very traumatising for some children," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

As disturbing is what becomes of the narrator himself, who seems nearly comatose as he wanders the streets of Jerusalem in an endless search for the still-missing Gavriel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

He wanders through the circus like a man in a dream.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The man was present on most days of the trial and wandered around after Brand, attracting double-takes and much comment, with no clarity about who he actually was.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Twelve years later, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wandered directly into the bit.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 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

I didn’t know it was legal to work at fifteen, but he wandered into Big Ed’s General Store and they hired him on the spot.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Harried passengers stared at their phones, calm but annoyed, wandering the airport terminal without clear direction.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

I’d start at the Musée Yves Saint Laurent and Jardin Majorelle, then take my time wandering through the medina without a strict plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

When the wandering pooch finally narrowed his territory, Packer set up a humane trap and spent several days and nights nearby, waiting for Anchovy Jack to take the bait.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

I prefer wandering a local market, imagining what I might make for dinner.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

I hustled Karl out of the room, and away down the corridor, chewing him out soundly for wandering into Lizzie’s room like that, uninvited.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo