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.
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Salazar sauntered to home plate and met a fellow catcher, Yankees bench coach Brad Ausmus.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
In keeping with the sibling revelry on display all night, at one point Shultz sauntered over to older brother guitarist Brad Shultz and gave him a sweet brotherly shove after a bit of teasing.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
And, with the adjacent Looking Glass Arch, ULUM guests can enjoy even more sandstone sauntering within steps of camp.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
When the group sauntered over to Santa Barbara and the party van started smoking on the way to a vineyard, Luke was the only guy to go outside, pop the hood open, and say a bunch of words about engine parts.
—Michelle Cohn, Vulture, 24 July 2025
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
In keeping with the sibling revelry on display all night, at one point Shultz sauntered over to older brother guitarist Brad Shultz and gave him a sweet brotherly shove after a bit of teasing.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
And, with the adjacent Looking Glass Arch, ULUM guests can enjoy even more sandstone sauntering within steps of camp.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
When the group sauntered over to Santa Barbara and the party van started smoking on the way to a vineyard, Luke was the only guy to go outside, pop the hood open, and say a bunch of words about engine parts.
—Michelle Cohn, Vulture, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for saunter
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“Saunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saunter. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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