wander

Delivery can wander toward $60 before tip with insulting ease.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

The sight of the Williams sisters back on court together at the US Open - possibly for the final time - commanded ultimate respect from a chatty crowd known to let their attention wander.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Such calls are routine in Pima County, a mecca for desert hikers who sometimes get lost—as well as for retirees, some with failing memories who wander from home and lose their way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Most of Aviv’s characters wander through life uneasily, plagued by misdiagnosed, undiagnosable or undertreated maladies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

We wander down a side street until I notice a jet-black tent with a faded sign out front.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

As disturbing is what becomes of the narrator himself, who seems nearly comatose as he wanders the streets of Jerusalem in an endless search for the still-missing Gavriel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

As he poured the traditional cup of wine for the prophet, Rabbi Aft reminded his community that Elijah wanders the earth disguised as a stranger, testing humanity’s capacity for hospitality, compassion and kindness.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026

At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

As she makes haste to finish her shopping, a young man wanders past clutching a small glass bottle of a green spread.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

She wanders through the empty rooms that they took such delight in decorating.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Twelve years later, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wandered directly into the bit.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Gudrun Schumann, 72, a retired physician who wandered past the rally, said she understood the AfD appeals to voters angry over mounting problems with healthcare, education and the cost of living.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

As the long-haired tomboy wandered the stacks, the library’s spirits recognized that she was an old soul with a taste for nostalgia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The cross-Cabinet pet diplomacy apparently goes both ways: The Rubios’ goldendoodle has wandered into the Hegseth home.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Instead his attention wandered to a softball game being played on the nearby diamond.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

After 01:00, Hugo is seen wandering the corridor on his own.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

She’s more cautious, however, when patients have moderate or advanced dementia, wandering behavior, recurring episodes of confusion, significant behavioral symptoms, unstable medical illnesses or impaired mobility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“I kept kind of moving around with my arms outstretched and I almost got hit by a car wandering into the street,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The young mountain lion was spotted wandering along Foothill Boulevard between San Dimas Avenue and San Dimas Canyon Road in the morning, according to the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

I pushed away my wandering agonies and shot Ethan a smile.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith