wanderer
Example Sentences
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Fitzgerald calls him a wanderer “skilled in all ways of contending . . . harried for years on end.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He’s a wanderer in a Bruckner forest — sometimes lost and being lost, newly in awe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025
In his maqāma, Ibn al-Wardi personifies the plague as a mischievous wanderer who brings death to one region after another over a 15-year journey.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
When a lost wanderer on a four-wheeler comes looking for directions, however, Beth flees with Helena on the vehicle to the police, leading to Jacob’s arrest.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
“Dear mountains! my own beautiful lake! how do you welcome your wanderer? Your summits are clear; the sky and lake are blue and placid. Is this to prognosticate peace, or to mock at my unhappiness?”
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
