- present participle of stray.
straying
Example Sentences
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Swinney said Hamilton was straying into "incredibly inappropriate territory" and denied trying to sweep the story under the carpet.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
All of them are at their best when they behave relatively normally instead of straying into caricatures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 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
But many Cubans blame their own leaders for mismanaging the economy — and straying from the ideals of Castro’s revolution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
Chuck had exercised as they talked, flexing his arms with nice ferocity, his veins straying over his muscles like snippets of blue yarn.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
