strayed
Example Sentences
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“I strayed on my wife, and it’s devastating to her and not a very pretty picture. What it isn’t is a crime,” he said at the time.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
They and Mr. Kuhn have musical-theater backgrounds and occasionally strayed too far into its croons and swoops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
On our way back down, an Australian tourist strayed from the path toward a tunnel entrance.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Early on, England hit the fielders in the deep too often when Australia strayed from their straight lines.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
In spite of himself his eyes strayed to the food Heqet was eating as he walked.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
