wander

How to use wander in a sentence

He allowed his mind to wander back into the past—back many years to the time when he had gone into the country to take a meal.

Of all the inhabitants of London chambers those are the most lonely who never wander away from London.

Sometimes Jehosophat's father opens the gate in the fence and lets the geese wander down to the pond.

SEVEN O'CLOCK STORIESROBERT GORDON ANDERSON

Literally and figuratively, their lives seemed to wander through flowery pleasure-paths.

RUTHELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELL

She appeared to wander in her mind, for sometimes her words were coherent, at other times she merely babbled.

From the time we left the tavern to wander by the river I managed to be a good deal alone with Mrs. Falchion.

But he was tired and his thoughts were beginning to wander, and he doubted whether he could make him understand.

Then he put the shirt on again, and went out to wander about the woods, laughing and talking to himself.

No need of explaining his absence; he was the head hunter of the expedition; it was his business to wander.

OVERLANDJOHN WILLIAM DE FOREST

No Brodrick had ever married a woman who wandered, who conceivably would want to wander.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985