wandering

Example Sentences

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When movement became too random, congestion disappeared but efficiency dropped due to excessive wandering.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

"We've all had that moment of wandering into a club and scanning the room with your peripheral vision and being like, 'Are they there? Are they there?'" she says.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

In recent years, there has been an uptick in bears wandering into foothill neighborhoods as humans continue to encroach on bear territory.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Back down in the valley, in the Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, the mood was subdued, with few pedestrians wandering the streets.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

No telling what would happen if someone spotted him wandering around at this time of night!

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville