wandering
Example Sentences
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As a kid wandering the grocery store aisles with my mom, spotting the shiny green foil on the white O’Ryan’s boxes felt almost as exciting as presents from Santa on Christmas morning.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
“The future of Disneyland: all these robots, all these characters wandering around.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
When it resumed years later, visitors were once again "wandering around on the wrong paths" with no oversight.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
There are local legends of a ghostly Dutchman carrying a sack wandering the northern parts of the island.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
“The Afterlife is very protective of its Ushers. If a wandering soul intends to harm us—er, me—they’re powerless.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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