amble
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An amble through the neighborhood showcases a variety of places, often packed with locals, tourists, cabbies and third-shift workers.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 11, 2026
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 β Jun. 6, 2026
Civilian gawkers amble up the road, snapping photos with the accumulating floral tributes.
From Slate β Feb. 23, 2026
When the pair got home from their amble, Brown scratched his tickets.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 18, 2025
Thus I came to develop a passion for sports, and every day I would amble from street to street, neighbourhood to neighbourhood, searching for games to play.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara is chatting away in traditional Wassoulou clothes, while Johnny Marr ambles past in an equally traditional Mancunian parka.
From BBC β 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 β 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 β Oct. 23, 2025
Strawberry Point neighbors leave Bruiser apples, corn and potatoes for when he ambles through their yards.
From Seattle Times β Jul. 7, 2023
Ahead of me, the crowd slows to a standstill as a Tribal caravan twenty wagons long ambles across the square.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β Jan. 15, 2026
I walked around Main Street as the sky turned dark, ignoring the few visitors who still ambled around.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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In its ambling fashion the story charts local reverberations after Dan discovers a baby abandoned in a Hy-Vee parking lot.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 26, 2026
Take a break at the rooftop Skywalker Grill before ambling to the library and grounds.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 8, 2026
But The Guardian described it as a "slow and ambling show" that "moved with all the urgency of the recently tranquillised".
From BBC β Jun. 20, 2026
Their odd shape, combined with their ambling demeanor, inspires curiosity, as well as a lot of plush stuffed animals.
From Slate β May 27, 2026
We open with an animated turtle in a bow tie ambling upright along a pleasant country lane.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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