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amble

[am-buhl] / ˈæm bəl /


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Their split-second choice to amble over to the former consolidated the prediction that Mexico will emerge as the winner of the highly anticipated match on June 11.

From Barron's Jun. 6, 2026

Civilian gawkers amble up the road, snapping photos with the accumulating floral tributes.

From Slate Feb. 23, 2026

Visitors to the Holly museum would amble over those specs as they arrived and departed.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 30, 2025

Described as a thriving neighbourhood, Canton was rated for its selection of shops and cafes "which are well worth the amble out of town".

From BBC Nov. 28, 2025

The twins amble past me, and I see they both have man buns.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara is chatting away in traditional Wassoulou clothes, while Johnny Marr ambles past in an equally traditional Mancunian parka.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

And when Mitch leaves the building and ambles out into the New York City streets, it looks as though their number won’t happen.

From Salon Feb. 5, 2026

In automatic mode, the car ambles down the boulevard, murmuring, simmering and keeping its immensity hidden from polite society.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

The Italian instruction record that plays in the background as Tom ambles about his host’s art-filled villa mirrors his ambition: “How much money do you need?”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2024

Then she ambles to her sleeping corner and vanishes behind the curtain.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

During the nature walk, we ambled down a tangle of dirt trails as Fadel pointed out wild rose bushes, Aspen trees and elderberry, giving a recipe for syrup.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Matt James, the leading man on Season 25 of “The Bachelor,” ambled around with his mother in a T-shirt that read, “Raw Milk Club.”

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

As I ambled past groups doing yoga and vacationing families lounging on the grass, pain started to radiate through my ankles and up my shinbones before settling uncomfortably in my hips.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

On a recent morning, Mike, a charismatic, middle-aged chimp, ambled along the savannah floor, baobab fruit dangling by a stem from his mouth -- a snack for later -- as Sadiakhou watched.

From Barron's Jan. 15, 2026

He said nothing while the other squadrons ambled past the reviewing stand crookedly in their customary maimer.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

But The Guardian described it, external as a "slow and ambling show" that "moved with all the urgency of the recently tranquillised".

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Their odd shape, combined with their ambling demeanor, inspires curiosity, as well as a lot of plush stuffed animals.

From Slate May 27, 2026

He was known for regularly ambling by and commandeering these tour groups to show off whatever latest project he had going or demonstrate the precise and persnickety method he’d perfected for planting a tree.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

On a recent visit, Shelton walked the humble grounds and began painting a picture of what could be, with his 154-pound Bernese Mountain Dog, Bodhi, ambling amiably by his side.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 26, 2024

“You shut up,” the man answered, ambling forward another couple of steps.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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