wandering

Example Sentences

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As a kid wandering the grocery store aisles with my mom, spotting the shiny green foil on the white O’Ryan’s boxes felt almost as exciting as presents from Santa on Christmas morning.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

He left to pursue business opportunities in Mexico but, due to a hurricane, somehow ended up in Chile, spent a year wandering north toward America, and then scored an internship in Colombia.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

When it resumed years later, visitors were once again "wandering around on the wrong paths" with no oversight.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

By age three, he was breaking through fences and wandering the neighborhood, needing to be lured home with the help of local police.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

My parents had managed to claim that patch of territory only after wandering far from their parents’ territories in even wilder woods.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz