sauntered; sauntering; saunters
: to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
sauntered slowly down the street
saunter
noun
Examples of saunter in a Sentence
They sauntered slowly down the street.
He sauntered into the store.
Recent Examples on the Web
Soon enough, a steady stream of influencers (executives in crisp shirts, fashion types in the latest Gucci) started to saunter in, and the restaurant was just as humming as the party boats.
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
Jane saunters back and forth, bobbing up and down, and gives guests a quizzical, skeptical look.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
In another video, the lion sauntered down a sidewalk at night as a car drove past.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
In the dead of night in the southern Santa Cruz Mountains, a coyote and a badger sauntered out of a wildlife tunnel.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Pedestrians sauntered along a row of European flagship boutiques nestled in battlements of creamy limestone: Gucci, YSL, Prada, Louis Vuitton.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
News media showed mountain goats on Welsh sidewalks, jackals in Tel Aviv, daytime raccoons sauntering through Central Park in New York City.
—Carl Safina, TIME, 5 Oct. 2023
Then Bernie sauntered in, wearing distressed leather pants and purple hair.
—Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
Struggling to embody a simple sound effect (Whoopi Goldberg in flat shoes, sauntering up to a bar) led her to a personal revelation.
—WIRED, 18 Sep. 2023
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
Jane saunters back and forth, bobbing up and down, and gives guests a quizzical, skeptical look.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
In another video, the lion sauntered down a sidewalk at night as a car drove past.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
In the dead of night in the southern Santa Cruz Mountains, a coyote and a badger sauntered out of a wildlife tunnel.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Pedestrians sauntered along a row of European flagship boutiques nestled in battlements of creamy limestone: Gucci, YSL, Prada, Louis Vuitton.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
News media showed mountain goats on Welsh sidewalks, jackals in Tel Aviv, daytime raccoons sauntering through Central Park in New York City.
—Carl Safina, TIME, 5 Oct. 2023
Then Bernie sauntered in, wearing distressed leather pants and purple hair.
—Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
Struggling to embody a simple sound effect (Whoopi Goldberg in flat shoes, sauntering up to a bar) led her to a personal revelation.
—WIRED, 18 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
probably from Middle English santren to muse
First Known Use
circa 1667, in the meaning defined above
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“Saunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saunter. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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