How to Use astray in a Sentence

astray

adverb or adjective

• The chorus – desperate, throaty, astray – is a seething plea, anxious and on the edge.
  — Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2024
• Turns out that the very same functionality can lead people astray.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
• But Besson wants off the leash and his instincts lead him astray.
  — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• Alas, these are all the tell-tale signs of a wedding trend gone astray.
  — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2018
• Their reliance on the landmarks led the younger adults astray.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2019
• Plans might change at the last minute or messages could go astray.
  — oregonlive, 15 Jan. 2020
• But analogies tend to lead us astray—the future does not lie in the past, and now is not 1947.
  — Linda Kinstler, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2018
• Even the computer screen in front of him could lead him astray.
  — Martha Irvine, The Seattle Times, 26 Dec. 2018
• But Democrats are not alone in being led astray by ESG.
  — Terrence Keeley, National Review, 25 Jan. 2023
• Even big names can be led astray by the power of trust and friendship.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 8 Sep. 2017
• Most of the tunes explored loss, longing and what can happen when the heart goes astray.
  — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2022
• When a drop of paint goes astray, said Mr. Picardo, that’s just one more thing that makes the piece unique.
  — Elizabeth Yuko, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
• Refuse to let anyone lead you astray or push you out of your comfort zone.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
• Though some things may seem like a good idea on paper, look for where you might be lead astray.
  — Randon Rosenbohm, Allure, 29 May 2019
• One crisis led us astray; this one can lead us to a smarter future.
  — Richard Stengel, Time, 13 Apr. 2020
• But in rocketry, as in life, sometimes the most careful plans go astray.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
• And what’s more, church members have been promised that they will never be led astray by their prophets.
  — Eric Armstrong, New Republic, 12 Jan. 2018
• Isabell made a free throw and then after a Towson turnover had a chance to tie the score but his shot at the buzzer went astray.
  — John Smallwood, Philly.com, 8 Feb. 2018
• And Heinecke never complained to me that he had been led astray.
  — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021
• Searching for Manolo mules on eBay will never lead you astray.
  — By Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 27 June 2024
• Prostitutes, above all, have been seen as nice girls gone astray.
  — Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 8 Sep. 2017
• Two field goals went astray, including one that was blocked.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
• The approach that led us astray above does contain some wisdom.
  — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
• The best beach bags stand up to the elements and can easily be cleaned when an ice cream cone goes astray.
  — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2023
• Someone notes that when things were going astray, who was going to call her on it?
  — Randy Cordova, azcentral, 5 July 2018
• The greasy pitch made for a scrappy affair with passes, and shots, going astray.
  — Afp, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• But why the drone went astray is still unclear, Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said.
  — David L. Stern, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
• And so both works also ask: How might art lead us astray, or toward new forms of living?
  — Hannah Rosefield, The New Republic, 8 June 2023
• Others like him who’ve gone astray and then sought help have rebuilt their careers.
  — SI.com, 9 Oct. 2017
• This is important because anything but the whole truth and nothing but the truth will lead us astray.
  — Mitch Landrieu, Time, 19 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024