wandering
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
The Los Angeles River was still pretty much what it had been for eons: a wandering river of the West, often nothing more than damp wetlands in summer, but quickening into rushwaters in winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
A yellow banner down the block announced an upcoming ceremony, when the gates of the underworld are said to open and the living burn offerings for the wandering dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
She once recalled wandering into a flowery field and becoming disoriented among the seemingly endless stalks and blooms—a sensation she likened to “obliteration” and would seek to re-create in her art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Many of the AI generated images have been centred on the Irish counties of Limerick and Wexford, where shaky videos purportedly showed the character wandering through the streets, causing alarm and confusion among residents.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
We luckily find the right trail and as we leave the checkpoint the man whose team was wandering follows us out.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
![]()
Inside this edition, Cranach's map presents the stations of the wilderness wanderings and the division of the Promised Land into twelve tribal regions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
Ms. Orlean has gleaned many of her ideas from serendipitous wanderings around city neighborhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Susie, who is somewhat of a local celebrity in Dorchester, Dorset, has become so popular that an illustrated book has been published about her wanderings.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
Francis, meanwhile, continued his anthropological wanderings, carrying whatever insights or regrets he gained from that night into his studies of other cultures' sacred rituals.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025
Wolf had gone off on his nightly wanderings, and the only signs of life in the camp were the silent Ravens guarding the defenses, and the rumble of snores from Oslak’s shelter.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
![]()