meandering

Example Sentences

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Instead it sent him on empty assignments, like meandering the vacuous desert sprawl.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

“The Housemaid” stumbles, and it doesn’t help that Sweeney spends much of the film meandering throughout its narrative like a piece of driftwood that keeps washing back onto the shore.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

He used a meandering conversation and a few hours to get AI to build Sprout Gifts, a gifting registry for kids, and an app to appraise any items via photos.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

At the start of his one hour and 12 minute meandering address, President Trump boasted that at home "people are very happy with me".

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

There were always two or three meandering speeches, and all of them seemed written by the same verbose, insincere person.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie