wayward

Example Sentences

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Instead, he produced the most wayward showing of his career.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

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

The identity of her father is unknown, but she aches for her mother who, as a wayward teenager, quickly handed off newborn Annie to her grandmother before disappearing from their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

He would rather have heard this than anything, for he knew that his unquenchable, wayward old clown was not made for sadness or uncertainty.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford