wander away
Example Sentences
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Autistic people may wander away from home or a caregiver to follow something that’s captured their attention, or to escape uncomfortable sensory stimuli such as noises or bright lights.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
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
Then he tried to “elope” — or wander away, a common occurrence among children with autism — 11 times, the report says.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2022
Don’t put your coffee cup near election materials, or let voters wander away with the pens.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022
I never learned any prayers, so I wander away into the fields, beyond the gates and watchtowers, as far from the barracks and bodies as my atrophied muscles will carry me.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
