astray
adverb or adjective
1
: off the right path or route : straying
2
: in error : away from what is proper or desirable
Examples of astray in a Sentence
I think we were led astray by the unfortunate similarity of the two names
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More worryingly, being too eager to resolve uncertainty—with instant answers from AI or overly confident advice from wellness gurus, say—can lead us astray.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
The researchers demonstrated how instructions embedded inside these sources can lead Duo astray.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Meanwhile, Bernadette’s (Jessica Matten) assignment with the border patrol goes violently astray, snaring her in the web of a drug-running and human-trafficking ranch owner who has an untold number of her colleagues on the payroll.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
Another angle is to see if generative AI can be bound sufficiently to keep it from going astray.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 9 June 2025
The researchers demonstrated how instructions embedded inside these sources can lead Duo astray.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Meanwhile, Bernadette’s (Jessica Matten) assignment with the border patrol goes violently astray, snaring her in the web of a drug-running and human-trafficking ranch owner who has an untold number of her colleagues on the payroll.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
Another angle is to see if generative AI can be bound sufficiently to keep it from going astray.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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“Astray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astray. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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astray
adverb or adjective1
: off the right path or route
2
: in or into error
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