wander

You can’t help but pull over and wander through the scratch-and-sniff trees, their bark releasing the scent of vanilla and butterscotch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

“One I finished is being mounted: ‘Not all those who wander are lost.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The seas around New Zealand are populated with multiple species of seals, who do occasionally wander ashore.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Delivery can wander toward $60 before tip with insulting ease.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

As they spoke, I jotted down his responses and allowed my gaze to wander restlessly across the room.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

“It sets him on a journey as he wanders through his Rust Belt town,” Coury said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

As disturbing is what becomes of the narrator himself, who seems nearly comatose as he wanders the streets of Jerusalem in an endless search for the still-missing Gavriel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

As he poured the traditional cup of wine for the prophet, Rabbi Aft reminded his community that Elijah wanders the earth disguised as a stranger, testing humanity’s capacity for hospitality, compassion and kindness.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026

At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

His mind wanders, like it sometimes does, to images outside the walls of the school, even while his teachers are asking him to think about things inside the school.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

They had little choice about their potential victims - in the end it was Jerry Hall and Ross Kemp who wandered in to join Maya and James A in deliberately tedious conversation.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Twelve years later, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wandered directly into the bit.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Gudrun Schumann, 72, a retired physician who wandered past the rally, said she understood the AfD appeals to voters angry over mounting problems with healthcare, education and the cost of living.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Christina Gonzalez met her in 2023 when she wandered into the store, drawn to the handmade sign and leather purses on the door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

He took up his complimentary notepad and wandered down to the rostrum.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Harried passengers stared at their phones, calm but annoyed, wandering the airport terminal without clear direction.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

I prefer wandering a local market, imagining what I might make for dinner.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Leaning on advice from the owner of their Airbnb, they’ve noted areas to avoid and spent their time wandering as flâneurs in black-and-gold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Or the moons are two wandering asteroids from the outer Solar System, which were grabbed by the Red Planet's gravity.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

There was a kid, a teenager, several paces away, wandering toward them with an unusual expression on his face.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly