wander

They wander among the houses -- painted mostly in shades of white, yellow or brown -- and go biking or hiking in the surrounding hills of central Slovakia.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

"Last night I slept fairly well on the sofa, so no need to wander further downstairs to the hallway," she says.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Wildlife experts say human-bear conflicts are the result of people moving deeper into the wildlands, and that bears that wander into neighborhoods are often harmless and easy to frighten.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Concertgoers who wander over to the house during the performance can hear each note of the music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Now, as Nhamo lay in speckled shadow and watched the ants wander over acacia thorns, she considered the implications of this story.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

“Spirited Away” is a story of a girl, Chihiro, who wanders with her parents into a magical realm and ends up getting stuck there when her mother and father transform into pigs.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

When your mind wanders, whether to rehearse a future argument or ruminate over what you said Friday night, you’re meant to note it, lightly and without judgment: “thinking” or “planning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

It can stay still for hours, striking only when prey wanders too close.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

“That is very kind of you. I will return as soon as I am able to obtain help. Alexander, you are the eldest—please make sure no one wanders off.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

At various points while watching “Louis C.K.: Ridiculous,” my mind wandered back to the many times such kamikaze socializing missions were thrust upon me when I was a kid.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

The more casual fairgoers wandered by the stage without stopping.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

"I had a van, I used to sleep in the back of the van, wandered through Ireland, never had any money, just was living from day to day."

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

One day he wandered into the Fashion District and bumped into a childhood friend who told him there was money to be made selling dresses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

After the sliding door shut, I got up and wandered out into the yard, until I found the perfect spot near an orange tree.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Before long the dining room had red leather booths, a seaside mural on the wall, a bar in back and sometimes a wandering accordion player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

"A few days ago, they were wandering near the city’s library and cinema," said Zioutis, who estimates that he has photographed more than 100 different bears since early 2025.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

The album was preceded in May by “Rough and Twisted,” a wandering blues number with riffs like barbed wire, and “In the Stars,” which softens arena rock with polished backing vocals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Over the weeks I've seen shirts of all different countries wandering around the tourist spots of Los Angeles.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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