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

When it resumed years later, visitors were once again "wandering around on the wrong paths" with no oversight.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Carol Ochoa, who lives with her family in a Guadalajara suburb, said the authorities called for a Code Red, meaning no wandering outside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

"When I think of my American friends and tech people wandering through Shenzhen in awe, I also think of my own experience in Shenzhen," Wang says.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

My gaze kept wandering over to the spinning wheel and to my bed, where the gold was hidden.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff