wandering

Example Sentences

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These are the footpaths, bridleways and byways that people are legally entitled to use, even if it means wandering across a farmer's field or other private land.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

When movement became too random, congestion disappeared but efficiency dropped due to excessive wandering.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Ms. Gerson takes her book’s title from the biblical story of the Exodus—“my father was a wandering Aramean”—to remind us of the itinerant past all humans share.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Back down in the valley, in the Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, the mood was subdued, with few pedestrians wandering the streets.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“Oh, poor hideous fox. You poor thing. Are you the one who’s been wandering in a dark forest all night?”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman