roaming

Example Sentences

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Wildlife officials successfully tranquilized a mountain lion that was spotted roaming in a front yard in Santa Monica, following several tense hours where residents were warned to stay indoors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The animals were seen entering homes, roaming near schools and rampaging through supermarkets and hot spring resorts on an almost daily basis.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

His muscular tone, rhythmic attack and roaming improvisational style set him apart and inspired several generations of tenor saxophonists, including John Coltrane, Joe Henderson and Branford Marsalis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Exhaustion was setting in, but the deodorant I’d packed needed to be replaced, so I found myself roaming the body care aisles, wincing under the fluorescent lights as my patience rapidly grew thinner.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

I can’t see them but I know the ghost boys are down below, roaming, wandering.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes