wanderer

Example Sentences

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Around 1897 Rasputin left home and took on the life of a strannik, or wanderer in search of God.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In his maqāma, Ibn al-Wardi personifies the plague as a mischievous wanderer who brings death to one region after another over a 15-year journey.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

Lezhneva’s enthralling Pleasure acted as a kind of ghost, a haunted wanderer seeking her own validation rather than victims.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

When a lost wanderer on a four-wheeler comes looking for directions, however, Beth flees with Helena on the vehicle to the police, leading to Jacob’s arrest.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2023

Jon glimpsed the red wanderer above, watching them through the leafless branches of great trees as they made their way beneath.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin