stray
Example Sentences
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The indifference only strayed into anger when some Wales fans booed forward Brennan Johnson when he came on as a second-half substitute.
From BBC
Something must have been up if we had only one returning stray and I was still being booted.
From Literature
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Some years, the four realms blazed so fervently, even a stray mortal eye glimpsed the glowing beyond.
From Literature
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Estimates say there are nearly a million stray cats in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times
But the head coach's absolute belief in his methods occasionally strayed into dogma, and his apparent refusal to adapt - or incorporate just a little more pragmatism - proved costly.
From BBC
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