wander away
Example Sentences
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Despite their differing diagnoses, both of her loved ones share a common symptom: They are prone to wander away from home, and have cognitive impairments that make it hard to find their way back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
They suggest that, much like humans with dementia who sometimes wander away from familiar places, dolphins might also become disoriented due to a form of Alzheimer's-like disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2025
She had recently moved from Arkansas to live with her sister in Lake Worth, Florida, and was not allowed outside alone because of fears she would wander away.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2021
It’d be shocking if the Braves allowed him to wander away from the team he has pushed to those three straight division titles.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2021
She left her children behind, telling them not to wander away but to stay within sight of Leopard, who would look after them.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
