wander about

Example Sentences

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While most Beijing residents are working from home, they can at least wander about outside, albeit with few places to go, as many shops, gyms and other businesses have closed in several districts.

From Reuters • May 18, 2022

I met the parents at a Vanity Fair Oscar party once and they were the most blissful people at that party, where stars often wander about looking bored or resigned.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2020

You’re correct to worry about Stranger Danger, but there’s also the message that is sent by her having this freedom to wander about on her own.

From Slate • Aug. 26, 2020

Look at Punchdrunk's immersive mystery Sleep No More which has been running in New York for years - it's a huge example of an audience being free to wander about and explore an engrossing narrative.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2018

“W. F.” was confident that anyone who followed this procedure could wander about town in complete safety.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy