straying

Example Sentences

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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

He has been in campaigning mode ever since, accepting the position of shadow justice secretary but often straying beyond that brief in interviews and speeches.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

She laughs at something he says, her hands, for once, not straying to her eyepatch.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir