wanderer

Example Sentences

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Rumors of sightings of this wanderer persisted, from Reformation-era Europe to 19th-century America to modern Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

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

A self-described wanderer, he has lived in Phoenix on and off for about 20 years.

From Scientific American • Jul. 17, 2023

The girl is a wanderer; the people in the car, a family.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Dawn Celeste tells everyone that she’s a retired social worker and perpetual wanderer, and Luke is a college student on hiatus.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti