straying

Example Sentences

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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

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 my thoughts kept straying back to John.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French