wayfarers

Example Sentences

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After 14 desperate days, the wayfarers surrendered to indigenous members of the tiny island of Tobi, who claimed them as slaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The foreign fungi, perhaps a colony of wayfarers from the bag of golden oyster mycelium beside it, was gone and pink oysters began to emerge.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2021

But in the Rio Grande Valley, a porous frontier traveled by illicit wayfarers throughout history, the new influx of children and parents from Central America has been most immediately a reason to get to work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2014

But like many wayfarers in a world increasingly reliant on GPS devices, “I just didn’t really process the directions.”

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2012

Because there were few inns, the monasteries were open for the entertainment of wayfarers, rich and poor alike.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli