wayward
Example Sentences
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Analysts brushed off the chance the strike was a case of accidential targeting or some drones gone wayward.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
“It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over” centers on a wayward traveler in a post-apocalyptic, decaying landscape.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Could it be used for more than just a wayward puppy?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The Guardian called it "a wayward yet winning time-machine trip to the 90s" in a four-star review.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Yet, some curious, wayward motive urges him to supply the answer, for there is the feeling that his dignity as a living being is challenged by something within him that is not understood.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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