wander about

Example Sentences

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Old timers who served as ministers under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown wander about with smiles on their faces.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023

While most Beijing residents are working from home, they can at least wander about outside, albeit with few places to go, as many shops, gyms and other businesses have closed in several districts.

From Reuters • May 18, 2022

The man was able to just wander about for several seconds when he took out his phone and tried to capture some video of himself.

From Fox News • Dec. 9, 2021

I met the parents at a Vanity Fair Oscar party once and they were the most blissful people at that party, where stars often wander about looking bored or resigned.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2020

She would close up this room, open temporarily for me, and wander about cleaning and cleaning the shrunken house, so tidy since our leaving.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston