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
Verb
They sauntered slowly down the street.
He sauntered into the store.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Yoshinobu Yamamoto sauntered through the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse Saturday afternoon before a start that could have been etched in baseball lore.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Meanwhile, Hôtel Plaza Athénée attracted everyone from composers working at neighboring Théâtre des Champs-Élysées to Hollywood A-listers and socialites like Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren, and Jackie Kennedy—all of whom sauntered over to Dior to shop during their stay.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Elle Macpherson flawlessly saunters on the carpet at the 40th anniversary of the Marie Claire Beauty Awards of Excellence on May 13 in Madrid.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
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Verb
The visuals of fighters warming up inside the White House and sauntering down the Truman balcony, many wrapped in the American flag, was an unusual spectacle indeed.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Yoshinobu Yamamoto sauntered through the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse Saturday afternoon before a start that could have been etched in baseball lore.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Meanwhile, Hôtel Plaza Athénée attracted everyone from composers working at neighboring Théâtre des Champs-Élysées to Hollywood A-listers and socialites like Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren, and Jackie Kennedy—all of whom sauntered over to Dior to shop during their stay.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Elle Macpherson flawlessly saunters on the carpet at the 40th anniversary of the Marie Claire Beauty Awards of Excellence on May 13 in Madrid.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
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“Saunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saunter. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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