wandered; wandering
ˈwän-d(ə-)riŋ 
1
a
: to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal
b
: to go idly about : ramble
wandering around the house
2
: to follow a winding course : meander
: to roam over
wandered the halls
wander
noun
Examples of wander in a Sentence
I was just wandering around the house.
They wandered down the street.
Students were wandering the halls.
He wandered away from the trail and got lost.
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Across the street, walking to their apartments, Marta Becerra, 50, and Margarita Mota, 60, said people from the parking structure had wandered into their apartment complex, stealing bicycles and other items from people’s porches.
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Any Colorado wolves that wander into Utah, New Mexico or Arizona will be retrieved and brought back to the Centennial State, under agreements state wildlife officials inked with those neighboring states.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
The result is an entirely incoherent crime thriller that features gangsters prattling on about the self and the ego and the soul and then occasionally wandering into an entirely different scene where other gangsters are prattling on about the same thing.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Locals and tourists wander past looking bemused; few volunteer themselves up.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 May 2025
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Any Colorado wolves that wander into Utah, New Mexico or Arizona will be retrieved and brought back to the Centennial State, under agreements state wildlife officials inked with those neighboring states.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
The result is an entirely incoherent crime thriller that features gangsters prattling on about the self and the ego and the soul and then occasionally wandering into an entirely different scene where other gangsters are prattling on about the same thing.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Locals and tourists wander past looking bemused; few volunteer themselves up.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for wander
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“Wander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wander. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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