wander

A digital waitlist lets you wander around the neighborhood, browse the shops, maybe get a head start on another errand.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

When his roommates left their dorm each morning, Ma would wander Beijing, sitting in parks and looking at stray cats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

It’s somewhat of an idyllic place where the seashore is lined with wooden houses; sheep graze along the grassy cliffsides and residents wander around the shops in bathrobes and clogs, right after their morning swims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Some of the rêveurs wander the circus continuously, methodically visiting every tent, watching each performance.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Inspired by Christopher Nolan’s new film, the streaming service presents a collection of cinematic journeys, though it sometimes wanders far from the Homeric source.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

“Spirited Away” is a story of a girl, Chihiro, who wanders with her parents into a magical realm and ends up getting stuck there when her mother and father transform into pigs.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

And, occasionally, she wanders into daydreams that Hayakawa presents so matter-of-factly that viewers may sometimes be unsure if what they’re seeing is actually happening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

He wanders through a row of cars as though he has no idea where he’s going.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

ITHACA, N.Y.—On a drizzly Thursday, Cornell University students wandered into consulting recruitment sessions, hustled up the slopes to midterms and listened to a Pulitzer-winning fiction writer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Hammond is ebullience and warmth personified but her co-presenter, the erstwhile Mighty Boosh comedian Fielding, still looks a bit lost, as if he has wandered in from the wrong set.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

Last weekend the big excitement was the elk that wandered onto Main Street and blocked traffic for an hour.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

When the wandering pooch finally narrowed his territory, Packer set up a humane trap and spent several days and nights nearby, waiting for Anchovy Jack to take the bait.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

In the summer, they helped find children who got lost, often after wandering away from their parents' campsites.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

The boy – Hugo – was wandering down the street.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler