wander away
Example Sentences
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They suggest that, much like humans with dementia who sometimes wander away from familiar places, dolphins might also become disoriented due to a form of Alzheimer's-like disease.
From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2025
“If it is a splendidly sunny day or an enticingly snowy one, they might wander away somewhere else.”
From Washington Post • May 3, 2021
She had recently moved from Arkansas to live with her sister in Lake Worth, Florida, and was not allowed outside alone because of fears she would wander away.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2021
The critic is a digresser par excellence: His task is to wander away from a text in order to devise a richer route of return.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2020
It was my habit to wander away from the troupe in the evenings.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
