stray

Eventually, they used stray dogs, hoping they could detect the scent of flesh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

On the page, the mighty ships are reduced to stray dots like mouse turds.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Perhaps Lodge’s career path didn’t stray too far from the family tree after all.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

And in second-half stoppage time, Messi added another by collecting a stray ball and working through a crowd of Austrian defenders to hammer it home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

They were both ambitious for fame and money, willing to stray from more traditional paths.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

When our conversation strays into this territory, he turns blunt.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

“Intimate Audrey” occasionally strays close to elevating its subject to sainthood, mostly in material regarding her unselfish work for Unicef in Somalia and Ethiopia, which Mr. Ferrer believes broke both her heart and her health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Noah telling Kendrick “I remembered what you can do to lightskinned dudes from other countries” - Drake is never not catching strays at the Grammys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026

For casual listeners, there are other signs: Inconsistent drum patterns, bland lyrics, and a singer who never strays from the melody or lets rip on the final chorus.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

She sat on the sofa and watched Hank retrieve the strays.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

And though she liked the show, she thought it strayed too far from the books.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

A Kane penalty… a guaranteed goal surely… but no, it's saved… wait… the Croatia keeper had strayed off his line and the referee orders a retake… Kane places the ball down again… shoots… GOAL!!!

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Since he released his last album, “McCartney III,” at the end of 2020, Paul McCartney has not strayed far from the limelight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Wireless carriers and cable operators have strayed into each others’ territory in recent years, waging what analysts call “the battle for convergence.”

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

Anyway, Rabscuttle got separated from the others, and after wandering about for some time, he strayed into the guards’ quarters outside King Darzin’s city; and they caught him and took him up to the King.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Or again, this time straying further into Bridgerton territory, the narrator breaks the fourth wall to tease, “I know, dear Reader, that you are taken aback.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The move had some customers questioning if the app was straying too far from its original purpose.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Last week, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned after a political crisis over Russia-bound Ukrainian drones straying into Latvian territory.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

The Treasury market has been quiet lately, with 10-year debt barely straying from a yield of 4.3% in April.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

Babies were bounced, children scolded for straying too far.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini